GIVEAWAY: The Rexona Confidence Project

I have always loved people who give the best out of their confidence because with the right amount of confidence I believe you can conquer the best in life, it justifies every need of presentation that an individual must possess. This is my 100th blog post and so as some of you may know...

I AM ON THE VERGE OF A GIVEAWAY.

and here is how you may able to win some awesome prizes from Rexona:

1. Watch The Rexona Confidence Challenges daily webisodes on

http://www.youtube.com/user/RexonaPhilippines

2. Follow @RexonaPH on Twitter and Like them on FACEBOOK.

3. Follow @VergilChua and tweet me your answer to this question:

How will you do the challenge with even more confidence?

4. you may also want to check STYLE SURGERY for more chances of winning!

4. Five (5) lucky winners will be drawn for this week, all entries will be valid until Saturday, July 21, 2012. Make sure you are following me so I can DM you on how to claim your prize.

Easy right? So keep tweeting and inspire us with your confidence!

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The Flawless Divine Lee

As one of the most celebrated personalities in the Philippines, Divine Lee boasts of of an astounding resume that half her peers would ony dream to have. The Vice President for Globe Asiatique, Divine is also a successful journalist, holding a top blog (www.divinemlee.com) that talks about women's lifestyle and fashion, a model host and currently the newest face of one of the largest beauty companies in the country, Flawless.

"How did your blog start? What was the reason why you started a blog?"

The main reason why I started the blog is that I felt like I was misunderstood.People would always write different things. Siyempre, I go to a shoot, they get to know me, of course they would still write, for example, it's a fashion magazine, they would only talk about my fashion aspect. I felt that I'm a bigger and more complicated character than how they would depict me in issues and write-ups. So I decided na, I want people naman to know who I really am… So I started a blog.So I would write, when I write for a newspaper, iba yung tone ko. Iba din yung for a magazine. But when I started my blog, it's like I'm making chismisan with my becky friends lang. And that's how people got to know me coz I would treat them like how I would treat my closest friends. So that's how the blog really started.

"So your blog is really more of an intimate type of blog?"

I would share things there that I would usually call my closest friends, like Jake, "May bago akong nadiscover na pamapaganda". I would share it with my blog the same way that I would tell them. I guess people got to know me better that way. Para na kaming friends. And when I see them, I get excited kasi everyday of my life, I’m writing and I'm sharing something to them. So when I see someone and they say, "OMG, I'm a fierce follower", I feel like I know them na rin; from tweeting, to tumblr to the blog nga.

"And so it shows that you’re just genuine& you’re not afraid to show who you are"

I mean Victor (Basa) is very particular about spelling, grammar, I'm like "Naintindihan mo yung sinulat ko?" Victor: Yeah, it's wrong" Me: "O alam mo ngang wrong pero naintindihan mo, so ok na yan" (laughs). I don't check. I’m really excited when I write so I just write everything. Minsan mali mali young words, ganyan. Victor: "Your blog is the pinakamagulo"
Even Google AdSense wont accept me coz I'm taglish. But forget it, It's more of like a personal diary talking to a best friend.

"So what are your projects this year and next year?"

Right now I'm busy with Juicy, and Extreme Makeover and we're also continuing charity projects like CDO and the victims of Ondoy. I'm more focused on that.
We're also starting a full website for the digital part. Medyo di na kaya ng tumblr young load ko nagagalit na sila. There were times na nagbubug down na siya. So now, we'll have a Divine wall, so may mga ganon ng aspect. Hopefully matapos siya within 2-3 months. Medyo heavy siya ah. Hindi ako techie na person. So I have to ask Victor to help me with all the backend.

"You're always busy. How do you keep yourself relaxed?How do you keep yourself stress free and still have a flawless skin?"

It's an ongoing joke with all my friends na si Divine, hinahanap niya talaga nag fountain of youth. And I think I know where to find it (laughs).
First, I can call them at 3am and tell them "OMG, may bagging service na you have to try".  I found my home here in Flawless. It seems na nagshoot naman and naging swak yung things na kailangan ko". And you know, Im a very busy person, so I don't have time to set an appointment. I like the idea na I can go to the mall, then treatment na then I can go back to work, go back to taping.It's very easy and it's hassle free, like how I wanted it to be.
The doctors are good. May mga suki na nag ako eh. You tend to go back coz of the service you are getting and okay talaga siya.

"Personal Skin Care Treatments?"

I really love sunblock. Especially with my show, Extreme Makeover, I'm under the sun.  I also take these tablets given to me by Ruby one or two years ago. I continue to take those. I felt like my skin is better, yung condition niya pati smooth na siya sa texture. Last is, personally, I never sleep with make up on, ever. That's why I have white sheets. Para talaga mapilitan ako maghugas ng much every night.

"What can you say about Frac N Roll of Flawless?"

Hey guys, nahanap ko na young matagal na nating hinahanap sa mga sump na tinatawag nation. Lahat naman tayo may sump at one point or another. Like chicken pox, stretch marks, acne scars. Mawawala na lahat yan coz of Frac N Roll.

You guys better check it out. Ako natry ko na siya and aminin, talagang nawala yung mga things na dati kailangan ko pang i concealer. But now may solusyon na siya.You can also check out my blog or Flawless Facebook or twitter for more details. 

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Sober Rain

Blue Tank top (Forever 21), Green Striped Blazer (Izzue), Accessories (Chemistry), Time Keeper (Rolex), Orange Belt (SM Accesories), Yellow Shorts (SM Accessories), Blue Striped Socks (SM Accessories), Gray Shoes (Topman).

This is what I wore during the Alcatel One Touch Launch, I did not get to do my outfit shot there due to time constraints and I'm shy to ask someone to do my outfit shot so I had my friend, Jay Pineda to do it for me at the comfort of my own house.

During these days where the event is held during the day when it's so sunny we just gotta wear something that will compensate with the heat yet during the afternoon or night where it is rainy, we gotta wear something that would contrast it so I had the blazer to top off my outfit to have a little safety... although thank God it did not rain during that day as I was outside so this is simply why I named it Sober Rain that would sound like Sovereign for my crown necklace.

That's it! Hope you guys drop me some comments about this one and feel free to hype on lookbook:

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Venue: Our house in Cavite

Photographed by: Jay Michelle Pineda

ALCATEL - One Touch

On the 4th of July 2012, Alcatel launched their new line of mobile phones at Bella Ibarra, QC.

Before anything else, it has been a habit of mine to take snapshots of the place... and the FOOD!

Obviously, these delicacies started up the event pretty delicious.

I came a bit early and found Marki Stroem being interviewed by the TV 5 Crew.

Now let me give to you some background on their top android dual sim phones:

Starting off with the GLAM 810D Red which is a very stylish mobile for the ladies as it personifies the looks of a compact powder yet giving you the function of a smartphone including alcatel's best feature of a dual sim.

Here we have the GLORY, which is one of the best android phones they have. It is well suited for gamers as it possesses 2.3 Gingerbread OS and G-sensor that will make your gaming experience unforgettable.

This one is the INSPIRE, which has minimal improvements with the latter with its 4 inches wide screen maximizing for your viewing pleasure.

This is the SPARK that allows you to connect socially more efficiently as it is in qwerty, making you type and share as fast as you could with it's 5 megapixel camera for a better resolution in making those image uploads.

Chris Tiu is the Alcatel One Touch Brand Ambassador.

He was supposed to be at the event but he had to be out of the country. 

 The event was so generous as they give out their mobiles as raffles... so sad thought that I'm not that lucky when it comes to these.

These are GMA Stars that joined the event.

And of course, together with me are Manila's Best Bloggers:

This photo is borrowed from Mr. John Bueno.

I forgot the memory card of my camera this day so I borrowed Arnie Villanueva's SD. Thanks to her I managed to take those shots.

Thank you so much to Paul The PR Guy for inviting me in this event.

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Venue: Bella Ibarra, Quezon City

Photos by: Vergil Lloyd Chua

Status: Fits Like a Tea

The new kickass issue of Status Magazine!

Favorite Milk Tea ever... Moonleaf!

Krissy Cruz and Ralene Cabrera.

Aisa Ipac and with Rosario Herrera.

Thysz Estrada.

Miko and Maureen. :)

With Jonver David who I thank that day so much for taking pictures from my cam with people. :)

I love these portraits from Perou. :)

Super cool that we're all on plaids!

The very fun Status Magazine Team!

I love this Adam Levine bookmark! 

 Trip to jerusalem! Kicking it like a kid!

Bloggers vs. Status Team

The final two! Go Bloggers!

Congratulations to Krissy!

It was definitely a very wonderful chill time! Thank you so much Status Magazine for doing this event for bloggers! I love your headquarters, it is very homey, relaxed and fun! Conducive to get those creative juices coming.

Thank you for this photo! I love it!

But I love the new issue more!

Maroon 5 is coming so soon! Now you guys out there show some support and get this issue and if you're going to their concert, let 'em see it and have it autographed by them! I think that will be so COOOOOL!

Don't forget to  like and follow Status Magazine on

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Photos by: Vergil Lloyd Chua

Venue: Status Magazine, HQ


Here's a clip that we did just for fun created by Maureen Manuel: