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Oh My. I was supposed to blog on the 5th of October but it’s my exams/finals week and I haven’t been in contact with the World Wide Web for the past week. But it’s better late than never right? And I couldn’t just miss the opportunity to write about our minimag!

First of all, I am so awed by it! When I bought it, it felt like it was a long lost treasure that I have just found. In those few pages, I definitely saw our hard work so I give my big congratulations to my COC-mates and of course the rest of the Candy! family for making it a success! It also brought back to so many memories and what I’m especially sharing to everyone is of course our cover girl, Jessica Wilson. We all know that the cover girl practically makes a magazine “read-worthy” especially for those who are first timers and don’t know what the magazine is all about.

We were all excited to meet Jessica Wilson because besides her exuding beauty, she intrigues us and she’s someone that girls like me would genuinely admire. The photshoot for the cover was the first major activity we did for the mini magazine. It was a wonderful experience for all us! I felt both nervous and excited. I was nervous because I sort of headed the styling but I was excited because I would get one on one time with Jessica. And even in that short span of time, I got to know her better.

In the studio, preparing ourselves.

When she came, it was obvious that the first thing we thought of was, “She is SO gorgeous” because she really was. She was like a goddess—tall, refined, sweet and adorable. While she did her make up, Mheems and I got the chance to interview her. The fruit of the interview can be read in the magazine of course. J We both didn’t have a hard time talking to her. We were shy at first but she made us feel at ease and she answered our questions comfortably which made the interview very informal and casual. It’s like talking to a friend.
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Hey, Girls!

How are you enjoying the COC mini-mag so far?
If you flip to pages 2 and 3 you’ll see our fashion and beauty section, which I worked on with Rubie.

The Council of Cool 8 together with the models.

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Not many families these days can boast of having so many cousins.  We are 31 first cousins on my father’s side, ranging in age from 27 (my kuya) to Erika, the littlest who is turning 8 this December. Because my  dad, the eldest of 9 children, has five kids, I really have 26 in all. So here are 26 reasons why I dearly love them all:

Just a few of my cousins at a recent despedida Taken by Martin Romero

1. You have 26 friends to run to. (This doesn’t even include my 4 sibs who are my best friends.)
2. At a family party, there is always someone fun to hang out with.
3. You have lots of stories and jokes to exchange.
4. There will always be someone willing to listen to you.
5. No one stays mad for long – we always forgive and forget ASAP.
6. You always get a lot of cool hand-me-downs that you can hand down to the younger ones because everyone grows so fast.
7. You have a big wardrobe to choose from when going to a prom.
8. You get a group discount on many things.
9. You can buy in bulk and save money.
10. You have an instant audience at your music recital or play.
11. Every gathering is like a big reunion.
12. Someone is bound to know your crush so you can get more info directly.
13. One of them will also know the guys interested in you, so they can check them out. (more…)

Our school is now celebrating Linggo ng Wika, a week dedicated to our national language, Filipino.

Within this week we will be doing all sorts of activities. Each batch is assigned a certain festival for which they will present a dance. Our batch’s festival is the Panagbenga, or the flower festival (in Baguio). We have quite an exciting dance prepared with plenty of stunts and props.

Besides dancing, there will also be group contests for singing and reciting poems. For the singing portion my class chose the song “Sandalan” by 6Cycle Mind. We decided to give a story to the song by dividing the class into different stereotypes (geeks, jocks, cheerleaders, etc.) but leaving out one person who plays the misfit new student.

Here are a few pictures from our rehearsal:

Guess who the misfit is!

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There’s too many things that I haven’t done yet
Too many sunsets
I haven’t seen
You can’t waste the day wishing it’d slow down
You would’ve thought by now
I’d have learned something

I made up my mind when I was a young girl
I’ve been given this one world
I won’t worry it away
But now and again I lose sight of the good life
I get stuck in a low light
But then Love comes in
— “Many the Miles” by Sara Bareilles

I must confess that I tend to be a worry-wart. I’m improving though I still get stressed out about a lot of things. What’s the biggest enemy I usually fight? Time. I get worried that I’ll run out of time to accomplish the things I want to do.

However, last Saturday I learned a valuable lesson… My grand aunt (my paternal grandfather’s sister), Lola Floring, celebrated her 90th birthday!

There are really 90 candles! Count them if you can.

I still find it hard to imagine living on this world for ninety years. It’s such an incredible feat and she has set such an excellent example. Plenty of people from all over the world came to celebrate the event (Switzerland, France, USA—to name a few). It made me think of the impact she has made on their lives and how loved she is.

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