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Do you enjoy watching Zac and the gang every time you watch High School Musical?

Do you like reciting your all-time favorite movie lines?

Do you want everyone’s attention on you?

Do you sing or dance for every family reunion?

Do you think you have what it takes to be a star?

If you answered YES to all these questions, why don’t you hone your talents by attending Trumpets Playshop this summer? Trumpets is offering so many new classes (children’s theater for toddlers, digital fashion photography, anime production, VJ hosting, baking, professional makeup, stage direction, rehearsal techniques, voice workshops, and choreography for non-dancers) to add to their awesome, 15-year-old summer line-up (children’s musical theater, teens and adults’ musical theater, street dance, modeling, public speaking and hosting, master class, and theater production workshops).

The good news is that they’re accepting early enrollees this year. Workshop rates are at P5,500 for musical theater, public speaking, and hosting; P6,000 for street dance; and P7,500 for modeling. These workshops will be held in various malls in the metro like Podium, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, and Alabang Town Center. Workshops will begin on April 2, so be sure to enroll early! Call 636-2842 for more information.

Who knows, you may be rubbing elbows in future productions with Trumpets Playshop alumni Iñaki Ting, Sam Concepcion, Kathleen Francisco, Cheska Ortega, and Tanya Manalang!

Mimi

I’ve been up since 5 am yesterday, and I’m starting to feel the dizzying effects now. Before I hit the sack, let me share with you what dragged me, Jennie, and Marla off our beds at an ungodly hour… the Candy January-February 2008 prom special!

You read it right. If you were getting ready for school (or already on your way) at around 7 or 8 am yesterday, you must have heard us on the radio discussing our kick-ass first issue for 2008! Here are some snaps from the radio tour…

The sun wasn’t up when I got up! I loved how sad yet hopeful the sky looked that I was compelled to take a picture of it.

Hello, sunshine… NOT! Marla was all smiles (she’s such a morning person) while I posed with my uber-swollen eyes. (I even felt like puking when I got up. Gross!) Jen didn’t get enough rest that night too. How sad!

Receiving the shock of my life when the DJs of Hit 99.5 let us go live on air as soon as we entered their booth! Good thing I spotted my friend who’s apparently their morning newsgirl. Go, Cristina!

 
Posing with my Summit and Hit girl friends Haze, Cristina, Sam Oh (I think she’s hilarious), Marla, Jen, Ing, and Ro (welcome back, girl!). Too bad Bennii took the snap while Slyde was busy setting up the next few songs. We’ll take a picture with the Hit boys next time, I promise!

Next on our list was The Big Breakfast Show with Migs, Hilary, and Lambert of Jam 88.3. They were quite a funny bunch, and I laughed out loud when Hilary mentioned two things: TGIS and Good Morning towel. I know you guys would probably have no clue what I’m talking about, but these things brought back so many childhood memories.

We took a break after the first two stations, had breakfast, and then stopped by the office. When it was time to visit Magic 89.9, I decided to leave my jacket behind. BIG MISTAKE!!! As soon as we entered the Magic booth, it felt like we were in Baguio. I got inggit with Marla and Jennie’s jackets, and my arm froze because the air-con was directly over us.  Nyar.

Now I must say that Boom is one of the coolest and nicest DJs ever (yihee!), but he doesn’t believe me when I say that we enjoy talking to him. I think he thinks I’m being sarcastic or just being forced to say it. Haha! I swear, Boom, I’m not that mean. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for having us! Oh, and when we visit you again, can you promise not to ask me the difficult questions? You can ask Marla all you want. Haha! (That's the Candy girls with Boom and one of the station's Junior Jocks.)

Our last stop was at Wave 89.1 where we hung out with the very accommodating Pam. We’ve met her a couple of times already, and I must say, she really is a girly girl. She loves talking about clothes and makeup, and got really excited when she found out we were going to talk about the prom. Aww!

What about you, Candy girl? Is your prom right around the corner? Are you excited? More importantly, are you all set? Make sure you review Candy’s prom special to find out how you can make it one of the best nights of your high school life!

Still thrilled about proms,
Mimi>

Hi, Candy girls!

How was your week?

Mine has been one helluva roller-coaster ride (long story!), but things are finally getting back on track. Thank God! Anyway…

Marla and I had a chance to attend the press con of My Chemical Romance yesterday. We didn't expect much since we weren’t really fans, but we were blown away by their niceness—totally NOT what I expected from an angst-sounding rock band.

Empty chairs moments before the press con started.

The boys are finally here! That’s Ray, Gerard, Bob, Mikey, and Frank looking grim. Would you believe they describe themselves as boring?!

Apparently, guitarist Ray is a big LOST fan. Check out the numbers on his shirt. What’s funny is that the other guys didn’t even know what these numbers were, but Ray has been wearing this tee for months!

Bassist Mikey has got these wickedly piercing eyes and white skin. Kind of reminds me of a vampire. Marla says he can be Edward Cullen from Twilight.

Among all the boys, Marla and I liked Gerard (my pick) and Frank (her pick). Gerard reminds me of The Smashing Pumpkin’s Billy Corgan and Dirty Sexy Money’s Seth Gabel. Frank was totally adorable because he was smiling most of the time. Plus, he had this little smiley pin. Aww!

Marla and I were stumped about what to ask, but we were seriously considering this Q: “The songs from The Black Parade talk about death. Would you ever write about unicorn, rainbows, and butterflies?” Tee hee! In the end, Marla decided on asking them about their songwriting (which was a great question, but the first one would have elicited a stronger reaction, don’t you think?).

When we got back to the office, I received a package from MWAH! by Chic containing temporary hair spray, so I decided to spray some on my new ‘do. You likey? That’s how my hair would look if I were a rock star… or Nymphadora Tonks. Haha!

Have a happy and safe weekend, guys!

Mimi

From bow headbands to bright-colored leggings to ruffled tops, Gossip Girl has the Candy staff wrapped around her pretty little finger. It doesn’t hurt that she talks about all the coolest UESiders (and leaves out all the wannabes!), but after serving up 13 devilishly tasty treats, it’s hard to believe she’s taking a break!  

The writers’ strike is partially completely to blame, but being a fellow writer, I understand where they’re coming from so I support them all the way. It just doesn’t make things easy, waiting until September rolls along to watch the second season. After repeatedly watching the finale, these questions still linger on my mind… (Spoiler alert!!!)

Will B win back her throne? Will S help crush B’s frenemies—even if it means hurting D’s sis? Will little J ever move out of NYC? (Someone please kick her out and send her to boarding school!) Will N and C ever be BFFs again? Will R stop dating these art gallery fans and focus on the love of his life, L?

Most importantly, will B ever realize that C is the one for her? And will C stop denying and start fighting for her? (Josh Schwartz, please make it happen!)

I’m still obsessing over B & C’s unexpected pairing so much that I made my own playlist. (Check out my Multiply to hear the mix.) Even if C acted like a total jerk in the last ep, I still think there’s hope for him to change his bad-boy ways. No wait… Scrap that! I can’t imagine C being 100% good, and D has already perfected the part. If they all retracted their claws, that would just make Gossip Girl boring, don’t you think?

I’ll let you in on a little secret. Even our own Candy January-February covers were influenced by the show’s amazing wardrobe. Check out cover girl Cheska’s Blair Bear-inspired looks as well as prom cover girl Andrea’s Serena-ish gowns.

I super love Cheska's get-up, especially her bow belt!

Andrea twirls like a pro.

Don't you think these could pass off as Gossip Girl book covers?  

You know you love me… and I love you just as much!

Your one and only Chizmiz Chick (haha!),
Mimi

Hi, Candy girls!

Have you seen our newest issue? Just want to share some behind-the-scenes photos we took during the cover shoot.

Jigs Mayuga applying makeup on our gorgeous cover girl, Valerie Garcia. Jigs was impressed with Val’s long lashes… and so were we!

The staff goofing around with photographer Pat Dy’s psychedelic pillows! Can you guess who’s who?

Which outfit do you like more—the blue or the red one? I loved them both! We dressed Val in about four different get-ups, but sadly, the other ones didn’t make the cut. Hopefully, we’ll get to print them in the future.

Some snaps after the shoot. Here’s the whole team minus Mia (who was sick that day ) and the girls sporting bangs for a photo with the infamous Bangs. Hehe!

What do you think of our December cover girl? How about the whole ish? Feel free to share your thoughts!

XOXO,
Mimi