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Hello, Candy Girls!

We are delighted to tell you that thanks to your love and support, our May issue has been flying off the shelves! Your Team worked super hard on this issue, and we’re glad you seem to be enjoying it. If you don’t have your own copy yet, go grab one while you still can. Our four Guest Editors—Sam Concepcion, AJ Perez, Eri Neeman, and Jonathan Rice—cooked up lots of cool stuff especially for you, and I must say they did a fantastic job. Congratulations, guys!

For this entry, let me tell you why we here at the Candy HQ love this year’s Boy Panelists/ Guest Editors (all photos taken by Roch):

I was never really aware of how popular Sam was until Macy and I were invited to his induction as the DepEd’s new youth spokesperson sometime last year. It was craaazy—there must have been more than a hundred girls and guys screaming his name, taking his picture with their cameras and mobile phones, and crowding around the van he was in! And although I’m a bit worried about the overwhelming amount of attention he’s getting, Sam seems to be taking it all in stride. In fact, he lets none of the adoration from his fans go to his head, and I think this—more than his talent and good looks and natural charm—is what makes him such a huge star. We’ve seen him grow up (figuratively AND literally) over the past couple of years, and we’re pretty certain he’s headed towards even bigger and better things.
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Dear Candy Girls and Guys,

What do Sam Concepcion, Dino Imperial, AJ Perez, Yael Yuzon, Einar Ingebrigtsen, Kenny Waymack, Francis Ramos, and Mickey Perz have in common? They’re all Certified Candy Cuties, that’s what!

Yep, it’s that time of the year again. The search for 2008’s CANDY CUTIES officially starts now…and it starts with YOU! If you know anyone—your brother, cousin, boyfriend, guy bud, classmate, crush, neighbor, sister’s blockmate’s nephew, etc.—who has Candy Cutie potential, do let us, and the rest of the Candy world, know.

Send in their name, age (he should be 13-25), school/occupation, and two clear photos (we have to see his face, so no baseball caps, shades, and dim lighting, please) to certifiedcandycuties@gmail.com. Please include their contact numbers, home address, and email addy as well. Feel free to give us as many cuties as you want, and you might just see them on the pages of Candy. Wouldn’t it be great to flip open our September 2008 issue and see one (or two, or three) of the guys in your life smiling back at you?

For celebrity cuties, just post their names on the Candy Cuties thread in Teentalk, which we’ll be putting up real soon. Oh, and tell us who you want to see on the cover too.

Deadline is on June 6, Friday, ‘k? We’ll be waiting! Thanks!

PS: Don’t worry, all nominations will be kept confidential—we promise. (Meaning, we won’t tell your crush that you find him cute enough to send us his photo!)

Love,
The Candy Team

Hi, Candy Girls!

Last week, I soaked up the Boracay sun for NESTEA Beach 2008. It was so much fun—NESTEA made sure the games, events, and performances kept everyone on their toes—and I have so much kwento about the whole experience, but photos of my trip’s highlights will just have to do for this blog post.

I stayed at the beautiful Boracay Mandarin. My bed had a fit-for-a-princess canopy and the bathroom was made mostly of glass!

Here I am watching the volleyball games with other Summit girls Iza and Alona.
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Hi, Candy Girls! Last Friday, Roch, Macy, and I headed to The Fort Open Grounds for the FORD I Don’t Drink and Drive Summit. We missed the road safety quiz bee participated in by high school and college students, but we were just in time for the concert featuring OPM acts Silent Sanctuary, Rivermaya, Barbie Almalbis, and Up Dharma Down, among others. There were also trivia games for the guests and empowering speeches from celebrity advocates like Alex Compton and Brent Javier. They talked about common misconceptions about alcohol and the dangerous effects of alcohol on drivers. After a night of fun and music, I think the point was successfully driven home—that driving is a huge responsibility, not just to yourself, but to everyone else on the road as well. I hope you keep this in mind when you go on your out-of-town trips and weekend parties this summer, Candy Girls. Stay safe, everyone!

PS: Margaux’s friends threw an awesome Harajuku-themed surprise party for her last Saturday—and we all had a blast, as you can see in this photo. Like our outfits?!

Big hugs,
Marla

Hello, Candy Girls!

By the end of the month, the Candy team will be transferring to a brand new HQ in Robinsons Cybergate. We’re so excited for our big move, but first we have to clean up all the junk we’ve accumulated over the past several months. We were totally dreading Spring Cleaning, but we all worked together and ended up having fun. By the end of the day, we were dusty, sweaty, and sticky, but one step closer to our goal—A Gorgeous Workstation that will inspire us to churn out even better ideas, articles, photos, and features for all you Candy Girls out there!

A few snaps from our Cleanup Day:

“Hey, I can totally fit into this garbage bag!”
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