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Today marks my first year working for Candy. Wuhoo! Time flies so fast. I still remember my first day in Summit. I was excited and scared at the same time because I didn’t know what to expect. Here’s a list of my firsts when I started working for Candy.

First Event:
It was the 2007 MTV VJ Hunt Presscon in Capones. It was just my second day at work and I was given a chance to go to an event. It was so exciting. I got to take videos during the press con and I even got to have my picture taken with some of the finalists.

First Photo Shoot:
It was a whole day shoot for the 2007 Teen Model Search.

First Celebrity Encounter:
AJ Perez for the CoC Mini Mag. I even got to give him a bear hug.

First Candy Cuties shoot:
I got kilig over the cute guys we shot for the 2007 Candy Cuties.

First Cover Shoot:
I think it was for the Teen Model Search issue. But it was with Dino when I had my first celeb cover shoot.

First issue my name was on the magazine:
July 2007. I still get kilig whenever I see my name on the Mag hehe

First article:
Jan-Feb 2008 Locker Room

It’s been great so far and I wish to celebrate more years with Candy in the future. Thanks for making me part of the family, Candy girls!

Roch <3

Guess who celebrated her birthday yesterday… It’s our dear fashion assistant, Margaux! We’ve been thinking of what to get her for her birthday and Mimi mentioned she wanted a gigantic cookie. But apparently, ordering a cookie cake from Mrs. Fields will take a week so we asked our resident baker (aka Macy) if she can bake a big version of her ever famous choco chip walnut cookie. And viola!

If Mrs. Fields takes a week to bake a cookie cake, Macy’s fields can do it overnight! See how we surprised Margaux while she was discussing her layout plans to Steph for her fashion ed pages.

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Yesterday, the Candy girls and I went to Travel Cafe in Greenbelt 5 for the Havaianas’ Flipping for the beach event. As soon as we were done with registration, we were handed these colorful cards with questions about our last ultimate trip to the beach. It was also our entry to win one of the 3 big havaianas floaters they have. Unfortunately, neither of us got one. Check out what I wrote in my card…

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Last Monday, Macy, Marla, Mia and I went to the Aloha Boardsports retail store opening in Rockwell. The store has a wide range collection of surf boards, skate boards and accessories. We were so amazed with the variety of surf boards they have but what caught our attention were their cute travel bags and tote bags. Mia was eying on this cute polka dot laptop sleeve said “Why don’t I buy a laptop and get this!”

That's me and Mia with one of their cute surf boards.

The event wasn’t really the highlight of our night. Who would’ve thought we would see a Hollywood star in a mall on a random day.

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Last Monday, the Candy girls were given a special lunch buffet at Bocarino's in Renaissances Hotel in Makati. When Mia texted us about it last Friday, Macy and I were like "Wow! It's a lunch buffet!". I purposely didn't eat breakfast so I can eat a lot for lunch. Haha! The food was really good! I specially love their Salmon Sashimi. It was so fresh and yummy! Jennie and I even thought of getting some more of that yummy sashimi after the main course but we were too full to eat more. We just indulged ourselves with the desserts they have.  I got one of each dessert that has chocolate in it haha! I was too overwhelmed I wasn't able to finish my plate. Here are some snappies we took during our lunch.

Here's Macy's plate of desserts. Marble Cheesecake, Creme Brulee, Pistacio White Mousse and Tiramisu.

The Candy girls outside Bocarino's

It's me by the sign.

By the elevator.

I think I ate too much that day I didn't bother eating dinner anymore. It was the first time after weeks of having no appetite to eat to just indulge myself with great food. Actually, the food was just a plus. The company of these girls is really the reason why this lunch was sumptuous.

Can't get enough sweets,
Roch <3