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@MorningMsMagpie I have to starve myself for 2 weeks so I can afford it! Well not really starve, but no eating out xD
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@MorningMsMagpie I'm not even a fan but you can't help thinking she's so cute after that meltdown haha! Ang sama ni Ellen!
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@MorningMsMagpie found the video of Kristen Bell crying over the baby sloth, naiyak din ako! Hahaha! Ang cute! http://t.co/oQJRHT3J
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Kristen Bell meltdown over baby sloth. Too cute! Her face when she goes "He's coming to the party?" is priceless! http://t.co/oQJRHT3J
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Tag ResultsDisplaying 11 post(s) tagged as "random thoughts"
Oct52011
I've been obsessing about Anya Ayoung-Chee of Project Runway lately, and it's not just because of the clothes she churns out or the ones she wears (I love almost everything that she makes and I want h...
33 Comments » ...Oct22011
I surprisingly got hooked on an MTV dramedy series just a few months ago: Awkward. I was not expecting a lot when I sat down to watch its pilot episode, fully expecting something like an Easy A rip-...
9 Comments » ...Jun192011
So we have our very first guest blogger for The Reluctant Stylista, talking about a topic that's actually a bit timely given that it's Father's Day today. Yes, ladies and gents, it's my brother who ...
24 Comments » ...Apr192011
I was reading a friend's list of his 10 personal rules for dealing with people, when I remembered my own "character-building" encounter with another person from the industry not so long ago. Before...
11 Comments » ...Nov182010
"This is so Alex," Noel Manapat remarked last night, while we were all viewing the photos of everyone's sets and marveling at how each one looked so different from the other. Even our photographer th...
15 Comments » ...Aug142010
My mom saw the photos I posted of myself in the last blog entry and told me that I'm basically skin, bones and HAIR (her exact words were "Payatot kong anak na puro buhok". Ironically, I got my hair f...
27 Comments » ...Jun212010
(Photo heavy post up ahead!) I don't know what it is with me, but since early this year, I've been finding myself drawn to looks that remind me a bit of trends I've seen when I was a little girl. For...
11 Comments » ...Mar62010
You’ve heard it countless of times for the past year that I’m hesitant to even say it out right. Here goes—recession, recession, recession! We’re all quite forced to shop more smartly an...
No Comments » ...Jan312010
This is the first time I'm writing something non-fashion/beauty related here, but there's no better exception than now. There's been a major revamp at The Reluctant Stylista lately, if you've noti...
11 Comments » ...Nov92009
I was packing up my stuff at work, ready to call it a night, when a kindly co-worker thoughtfully suggested that I walk the opposite route I usually take. "I've seen you the other night, crossing ...
13 Comments » ...Jun52009
I love high heels. I am painfully (at least to myself) short--I'm 5'1" 1/2, and I never let anyone forget about the half inch. I've been wearing shoes with high heels or soles that are well-padded...
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