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PRAdsKuhan 2008

I don’t know if anyof you guys have noticed, but a lot of my blog post titles these days have the year 2008 on it.

Anyway…

The very first PR+Advertising Society Christmas Party was a successful soiree of sorts last Dec.15. Both members and some of the interns went to partake in an afternoon of pure alcoholic bliss and gluttony.

But talk is cheap. Why don’t I just show you guys how the whole thing went.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but for me these pictures deserve only a word each…

MATA.

FEELINGERA.

LASENGGA.

GINAHASA.

SUNOG BAGA.

BOTELYA.

BRATINELLA.

CAMERA.

CAMPUTA.

CH*P@!

HA-HA!

KWELA.

LA FEA.

PULA.

RAPSA.

YO-MAMA.

PAMILYA.

FIERCE IN FIAMMA

Fashionistas of all shapes and sizes worked their ass off at the eBay.ph Fashion Challenge 2008 at Fiamma Bar and Restaurant, Makati last Sept. 18.

The night was alive with people supporting their friends, families supporting their kin, and party people just looking for fun. The eight finalists were given Php5,000 to make their fashion dreams into reality by using clothing articles all bought from eBay.ph. The teams made every fashion look a glamorous reality: preppy, androgynous, bright colors, romantic, sporty spice, belted look, new bohemian, and Asian fusion.

The night was filled with cocktails galore and pumping beats courtesy of performances by Moonstar88. Jolina Magdangal, eBay.ph fashion ambassador, also graced the event as one of the judges.

The winners of the night

At the end of the night only one team can win the Php15,000 cash prize along with Shu Uemura make-up workshops and products worth Php 60,500. The androgynous team, composed of model Glynel and designer Yanie M., rocked the night and proved that in fashion one day you’re in, the next you’re out. For the other teams: auf Wiedersehen (insert Heidi Klum’s voice…).

L-R: Winning Jolina’s album; Sporting the winner’s hat; One of my hottest, slutiest pic of the night-with Monika Juan; Wholesome look with Ivy Cay

What about my craziness during the night?

Well, I was able to down 5 vodka sprites, a screwdriver, man the registration booth for 30 minutes, pose in numerous camwhore shots, and lambaste other people under my breath. Oh! I also won an album from Jolina for guessing a word which the emcee gave away (I was saying CUNT while the emcee was asking if I said AUNT, what the hell, he’s giving away the answer already, so there I was saying “Ah, oo, aunt!”…tak about stupid…hahaha!).

The proud members (and three applicants) of the UP PR+Advertising Society, co-presenters of the event. Talk about fierce!

ORG OVERLOAD

My pseudo-blogging period finally ends with this new entry. Yeah!

It is frustrating to note that six out of my previous eight entries are all about my organizations in UP. If it isn’t a review of MCO’s events during our week-long celebration, it is about the many plugs PRAdS has for its launching events (which if I may add, are quite successful so far, except for the UPiktiyuran Na! with Smart, which will be moved to another date because of the class suspension due to typhoon Karen).

Having two orgs is hard work, especially if you are juggling 21 units like me. To make my life more miserable, I was under the delusion that I could squeeze in my already tight schedule, the application process of two other UP orgs. Yes, I am a masochist.

In one of my many moments of stupid spontaneity, I tried joining the UP Junior Marketing Association (UP JMA), which is notorious for throwing uber fierce parties, having a ton of members, and providing your resume a bit of respect and glamor at the same time. The operative word is “tried”. I invested a lot for my application process. I know a lot of the members already; I am even friends with some, and I even know an alumna of the org (who pushed me to really join the org). I got no less than the president of the org to become my “guardian”. I went to three of the org’s many required activities. I was also able to complete about 45% of the sigsheet already. Unfortunately, right in the middle of the application process, which is this August, I came to my senses and deferred.

The other org, believe it or not, is the UP In-Christ Thrust for University Students (UP ICTUS), a Christian org which is involved in various community apostolates around UP. I know that mixing myself with such a respectable organization is blasphemous at the very least (like what many of my friends and other orgmates repeatedly says…nyahaha!), but I am genuinely interested in joining the org. Remember my short sojourn at the Gawad Kalinga villages last summer? That experience sparked my interest to initiate change in this world, one step at a time (Jordin Sparks anyone?). Plus I want to earn some brownie points before I die. The prospect of eternally burning in hell is not comforting every time I go to sleep. To make the burden easier to handle, I asked Yna and Luka to join with me. Heck, they need brownie points too!! Nyahaha! Coincidentally, Anthonians from the year after us are also joining the org! It seem like St. Anthony did instill some sort of “goodness” within its alumni…not! Hahahaha!

Anyway, the point of this entry is that I deferred from JMA and not from ICTUS because:

- it seems wrong to forego God for a resuméable org

- the conflicting natures of the two orgs are too much to handle, I’m not schizophrenic after all…maybe not…

- I can still reap the benefits of joining JMA in another way…I am my own party!!

- the idea of becoming a philanthropist is way better than becoming a socialite party-goer…or not!

- if I didn’t have 21 units and two other orgs to worry about, I could manage the demands of JMA (the app process of ICTUS is relatively easier than that of JMA’s, but both orgs app processes are waaaaaaayyyy easier than the orgs in CMC…with a capital E!!)

I just hope that I can pass the app process of ICTUS, or else the point of this entry would go down the drain. Words of advice: do not be a masochist…JOIN UP MCO AND UP PRADS!! Hahahaha!

UP CENTENNIAL SMART MMS COMPETITION

PRAdS PHOTOSHOOT

In preparation for AIA-Con and the eBay Fashion Challenge, we had a photoshoot yesterday. But in reality it is just another excuse for us to do some serious camwhoring…hahaha!!! Thanks a bunch to Aleli Roselo of UP OPTICS for taking the uber fierce pics!!! Thanks a bunch too, to the stylists (or designers as I would like to call them, from UP ACTS) for advising the models on what to wear….

Kat, Marko, Dom, Maite, Ella

eBay.ph FASHION CHALLENGE

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