Jimpy's Photoshoot - Artsy, Manly, Real Me

So last April 29, 2014, I had a photoshoot for my blog and magazine, since I want to reformat again my blog and it's supposed to celebrate its first year (Jimpy Loves...) last May. :)

Before the end of the school year, I just asked my friend Mart if there's a possibility that he can shoot me for my blog. I forgot how the conversation went but I thought he didn't took it seriously, until one time we were walking through Robinson's and told me that he'll do the photoshoot if I will lose weight. :) And so I grabbed the chance! Haha. I really had a diet - less rice, less meals. And I even jogged...well for 2 days only and had at least 3-5 rounds...I just get tired so easily. :( haha. 

Before the date of the shoot, I lost 5 pounds. I thought Mart wouldn't be okay with it but fortunately, we pushed through. He was then my photographer then I had my fashionista-friend Macee as my stylist and my super girl friend Yish as my make-up artist? Eherm. Groomer daw. That's how should I call her. Haha. :)

And a night before the shoot, I won't forget my conversation with the photographer.

Mart: Gising ka ng maaga bukas ah then try to exercise.

Jimpy: EXECISE is such a BIG WORD. Hahaha. But I will. :)

Mart: And you're big too.

LOL. I thought he's okay with my weight. Hahaha. But hey, I worked out that morning. :)

We had the shoot at BGC and they tried 3 looks for me. One was the artsy-artsy wherein I posed at the graffiti wall there, then a manly-me (Ermehgerd) at a construction site, and me and my loves & favorites. If that's how you call it. And here are the shots that passed my photographer's taste ('Cause I wasn't able to get the liberty of choosing. Hahaha. LOL. :D)

THE ARTSY. :)

You see, I had bipolar poses and smiles. Haha. They are trying to make me a man but the girly side of me won't just hide. :) Let's check out the next. This one's more...shocking. Hahaha.

THE MANLY-ME.

I personally loved the shots. Haha. And I admit, I'm gwapo in the last 2 shots, as people have said! Most of the best shots are candid, as Mart said. Thanks for the amazing styling of Macee in these shots. :) And my most favorite set! :))

THE REAL ME. :)

I can say that this is the real me shots 'coz number one, I am wearing pink, then next I am reading and writing. People knew so much that I wanted to be a writer and I want to publish my own book - as inspired by the book Parang Kayo Pero Hindi. :) The grass made my skin itch though. Hahaha.

And hey, thanks to these people! :)

 My make-up artist Yish..eherm groomer! I actually didn't have make-up that time but she would do my retouch. :) But despite that, she's really my make-up artist everytime we need to be prettier than usual. :D

Stylist Macee! :) I really hired her. Haha. This is the second time I'll be working with her in a shoot with Mart 'coz we did our OBB shoot  for our TV Production class. Her fashion sense is really awesome. :)

And of course, my photographer Mart. :) His ideas were really great that's why my pictures turned out great as well. And thanks for the patience! He edited the photos as well. How awesome, right? :D

AND that's it! :))) I hope you guys liked my pictures. If you didn't like them, then blame Mart. Lol. Joke. :)

I Share: Jimpy Loves TV on a Talk Show?

Last July or August yata, nai-guest ako ng isang friend ko (and viewer rin of the blog!) sa exam nila for TV Production class kaya naman nagkaroon ng opportunity na ma-i-promote ang ating blog! Nakakaloka diba? Hahaha. :)

So ayon, sa special na ito namin napag-usapan kung ano ang mga madalas niyong nakikita rito sa Jimpy Loves TV and Life Too at mga kalokohan ko at pagka-addict ko sa Teleserye. Luma na actually ito pero dahil  ang saya niya i-share, eto na panuorin niyo na! Hahaha!

May pasabog pako jan --- ang Manash Dance! Haha. Nakakaloka lang noh? :) Pero masaya yan. Eto na muna siya!

Anyway, thank you sa director ng talk show na si Ate KC Cardozo at sa host na si Ate Gen Barroquillo (na nagbabasa rin ng blog ko) plus ang team na sina Ate Ayie, Ate Keana, Ate Dawn and iba pa. :)

Pangarap ko rin talaga magkaroon ng sarilii kong talk show kaya bongga ring experience ito e. Haha. I hope mag-enjoy kayo sa panunuod mga manash! :)

I Share: My Christmas Wish List

So in two days time pala, Christmas na. At medyo late ko naman na-post itong blogpost na ito dahil, well, alam niyo naman. Hahaha. Pero still, ipo-post ko pa rin dahil tumatanggap naman ako ng Post-Christmas Gifts. Etching! Hahaha. Pero ayon, gusto ko lang i-share sa inyo ang aking "Material" Christmas Wish List kasi maluho talaga akong bata. Hahaha! :)) And in case na gusto niyong magbigay e gogogo! :)

1. Tabing Ilog Pillow or Tabing Ilog T-Shirt exclusively bought from the ABS-CBN Store.
2. Juan Dela Cruz Pilot Week DVD

I Share: Anong nangyari sa sembreak mo?

October has been always a much-awaited month for students bukod sa December at ang pinakaexciting na March, most especially College Students, dahil ito na ang matagal na pahinga nila from the stressful school works they (or rather WE) had gone through. At ito ang pinaka inaabangang Semestral Break.

Most of the time, a typical student just stays at home, surfs the net, watches TV, pigs out and sleeps all day. Yun ang definition ng pahinga. Kahit ako, ang sarap sarap sa bahay (except matulog - kasi yun talaga ang never kong ginawa buong bakasyon, ni medyo kulang pa nga, although binawi ko naman dahil wala nang tulog last sem. Haha.). Nung first few days/nights nga ng bakasyon ko, nag-reminisce pa ako sa FB ng mga kagagahan ko nung High School. Hahaha.

Pero kahit gaano kasarap sa bahay, kahit gaano ko gustong i-catch up ang Galema, TGiS at Annaliza dahil minsan di ko na napapanuod dahil sa maagang timeslot, hindi ko pa rin mapigilang umalis ng bahay at magpunta kung saan saan. Lalo na kung mga tipong once-in-a-lifetime lang o kaya involved ang media. Haha.

Unang leg ng gala ko was really a productive and really one of a kind. Natupad ang mga pangarap ko. That was October 19, 2013. Shinare ko na yan sa Dream Ko last week. Haha. Kung ikekwento ko pa paulit ulit na kaya idaan sa picture. :D

Nagpa-autograph kay Miss Noreen Capili, na-meet si ultimate celebrity crush Diego Loyzaga, and nakausap and medyo nakipagbond with Annaliza Prod. Bongga diba? Haha. Salamat naman kay Abby Beato for joining me. Hehe. :)

I Share: Parang Kayo, Parang Hindi

Finally, na-release na rin ang isa sa mga inaabangang libro ng ABS-CBN Creative Writer na si Miss Noreen Capili last September sa Manila International Book Fair, ang "Parang Kayo, Pero Hindi".

Ang Parang Kayo, Parang Hindi ay collection ng mga adventures ni Miss Noreen sa life and love, na siguradong makakarelate ang karamihan. Meron ding mga experiences kung saan shinare niya ang kanyang mga natutunan, and just simply her random thoughts, na kahit sa doon e talagang may mapupulot kang aral. :)

I Share: My Top Ten Favorite Scenes from Iisa Pa Lamang

Noong nakaraang Bagyong Maring at walang pasok, nadiscover ko ang account ni Mr. June Pascual (I don't know him personally, hehe.) sa Youtube at meron ditong mga bonggang-bonggang moments ng Iisa Pa Lamang na teleserye nina Claudine Barretto, Angelica Panganiba, Cherry Pie Picache, Melissa Ricks, Diether Ocampo at Gabby Concepcion.

Matatandaang sa Week 2 natin ay fineature ko sa Teleserye Throwback ang show na ito na may kasama pang mga lines. Ngayon naman sa Week 10, ipapakita natin mismo ang mga eksenang talagang masarap ulit-ulitin at nakakatuwang panuorin na meron pang mga matitindi at nakakatuwang lines! Tara't simulan na natin ang countdown. :)

I Share: One Rainy Night

Have you ever experienced being stranded sa shool or somewhere because the rain won't stop?

E yung muntik ka nang matamaan ng kidlat?

How about ma hold-up or muntik muntikanang mahold-up?

E yung may magsave sa'yo sa bawat pangyayaring to?

Well, that happened to me, and my friends, in just One Rainy Night.

It was already 8 PM that Tuesday Night nung kumain kami ng mga usually kasabay ko umuwi and mga superfriends ko rin na sina Eunick, Jemimah, YM, Chee and Mart. We ate sa lagi naming kinakainang CO2. Umuulan na rin kasi nun, so thinking na titila siya maya-maya, kumain muna nga kami and waited until tumila. Unfortunately, hindi iyon ang nangyari.

I Share: Self-Love.

I really do believe that every experience -either good or bad - will teach us a lesson, sometimes not only one but more.

These past few days, I went through some problems that in one way or another, affected my daily aura and my self-esteem...I was able to feel almost all sorts of hurt. I am not talking about just one incident ha...cause I really had a lot.

However, I guess I should really believe in the saying that "In every dark cloud, there is a silver lining". Okay. Magtatagalog na ko kase mas ramdam tong isulat at basahin e. Haha. Anyway, kaya ko nabanggit yung saying na yon kasi, sa lahat ng problema, sa lahat ng pain, sa lahat ng nangyari sa akin, may natutunan akong lesson. And I guess I learned one of the most important lessons in life na hindi agad naituturo sa atin by our experiences.

SELF-LOVE.

Yung PAGMAMAHAL sa SARILI.

Yun ang isa sa mga natutunan ko.

Maaaring sinasabi natin na mahal natin ang ating sarili, maybe dahil sa pagpapaganda natin, sa pagpapapamper, sa pag-splurge, or siguro sa paggawa ng mabuti or ng maganda na para sa sarili natin...

But there will be that one moment na ituturo sa'yo kung paano, at bakit dapat mahalin ang sarili natin...

Sa totoo lang, ramdam ko na natutuhan kong mas mahalin ang sarili ko ngayon. Hindi ko na ikekwento kung saang mga experience ko ito natutunan dahil sa mag-e-eighteen (OMG 1 month to go!!) years ko nang pamumuhay sa mundong ito, napakadami ko nang experience na sinabi sa akin na DAPAT, mas mahalin mo ang sarili mo...pero bakit nga ba?

Sabi nila, bago ka magmahal ng iba, dapat matutuhan mong mahalin ang sarili mo. Kaya ready nko! Haha joke! Pero hindi yun yung natutunan ko. Haha.

There will be times, moments na sarili mo lang ang magiging sandalan mo sa iyong problema. Pwedeng mai-share mo sa iba, sa mga kaibigan mo, sa parents mo, o kahit kanino. But there will be times na ikaw na lang makakaintindi sa mga problema mo, sa sarili mo, kung bakit mo pinagdadaanan 'to at kung paano mo masosolusyonan.

I am not saying na i-disregard niyo ang mga friends and family and (kung meron,) your special someone at ang kani-kanilang mga pieces of advice, pwede silang maging gabay. Pero at the end of the day, ikaw pa rin naman ang magdedesisyon kung saan at ano ang pupuntahan ng problema mo. At minsan din kasi, sila yung problema mo. Aminin! Hahaha!

Actually, these past few days na pinili kong maging mag-isa, mas natutuhan kong mahalin ang sarili ko, mas na-prove ko yung worth ko sa mundong ito. Haha. Ang dami kong nagawa at napaglabasan that turned out na maayos naman. Isa na 'tong blog na 'to. Siguro kung wala 'tong blog na 'to, nabaliw nako. Hahaha,

But despite being left alone and having only yourself as your shoulder, tandaan nating lahat na may isa pa ring talagang masasandalan natin at hindi tayo iiwan. Nakakatuwa kasi, everytime na magdadasal ako sa Kanya, nasasagot agad agad yung prayers ko? Grabe. I Love You Lord Forever and Ever! :)

Just one lesson in life: When you think that you're alone, you're unloved, and everything, always remember that there are two entities that will always be there for you, si God (all you have to do is to pray and be faithful!) and Yourself (just love and do what you want, but not to the point na may naaapakan kang shoes ha!) and you will find happiness and satisfaction, na alam mong walang huhusga sa'yo. :)))) 

I Share: Thanks For The Memories

At dahil wala akong kakuwentuhan for this week...kwento ko muna ang isha-share ko sa inyo. Hahaha. At ito ay tungkol sa LOVE. :)) Hahahaha.


It's hard to fall in love...most especially in my case where I have to turn the whole world upside down and get crazy just to enjoy love life. :)

I never had a labeled relationship. I haven't even experienced being courted, or courting. Duh. I can't woo and it's hard to find someone who'll do that to me. :)

But of course, I experienced falling in love...maybe, a lot of times? But the real love that I really felt happened once.

But it never did.

You guys know that! :) hahaha. That part of my life has been an open book to everyone most especially those who have been reading my blog ever since this started.

And after many attempts of forgetting, letting go and moving on...here I am. I have...

FORGOTTEN.

LET GO.

And I am near of...

MOVING ON.

Well, I cannot say that I have fully moved on, but I am sure I am in that stage already. And in just a few days or so, I can fully move on. Most especially now that I am actually liking somebody else.

But that's not the point.

It was in May 1 when I woke up and just randomly thought of something...

"What if that someone comes back and that someone realized that he likes you ever since but was afraid of telling you and admitting that to himself?"

I am so assuming, right?

But what if that moment really comes?

Well, I answered it...and my answer was...

"AYOKO NA."

Then last May 25 (the day I am composing this entry), I saw of a picture of that someone.

I can't hide that I am still amused by his looks. He is so damn good-looking most especially now...

Then I decided to stalk one of his social media accounts and looked at his photos...

I stared at the pictures...and started saying what I want to say! (Talking to myself mode? Hahaha.)

"Ang gwapo mo talaga...

Kaso...

Hanggang dun na lang yon...

No more na. Stop na.

Masyado nang maraming nangyari.

And I need to open my eyes that...nothing happened, nothing's happening and nothing will happen.

I accepted it already.

Let's get this over and done with!"

I am not saying that I am closing my doors for friendship. We are friends...up to this moment (I guess? But we haven't talked for a while.), and nothing happened for us not to be friends. We never argued. We never fought. But I guess, that's it. Nothing more. Nothing less.

And I know that I am so assuming. I fall too fast. I fall too hard. But I guess I learned my lesson.

I'll just wait until the right one comes.

But to tell you, I never regretted falling for this person because I was happy at those moments, and I learned a lot from that experience.

And right now, I am watching a TV Show, SRO Cinemaserye presents Moshi, Moshi I Love You. :) And Rufa Mae's character said, "Balang araw, tatawanan na lang din tong mga kalokahan na to!"

Right now, I maybe falling for somebody else but it's not my priority right now. I have a lot of dreams, and I really prioritize getting decent grades at of this moment. :)

And as for the person I am talking about in this entry: Sorry that I am blogging about you again! Haha. And thanks for the memories!! :)