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Sheesh.. I was pondering and I realized that I got quite a handful of things that I want to accomplish in my life.

Among these are:

• to put up my beauty spa
• to train for anti-aging/regenerative medicine
• to learn acupuncture
• to study web design
• to be an entrepreneur
• to be a top-notch makeup artist
• to be a good doctor
• to be a better writer
• to be a devoted wife and hopefully, a doting mother (baby announcements anytime soon?)
• to update my blog more often

Not much, huh? Except that I don’t know where exactly to direct my efforts to achieve these diverse goals. If I only had the funds to afford me the liberty to realize my dreams. Training in Anti-aging Medicine will require me to live some place else. Putting up a beauty business will need a huge amount of money. All the rest are up to my physical, artistic and mental energy bank. Maybe dialing the universe hotline will grant my wishes as it always did. Prayer, law of attraction, or whatever you wish to call it, do work for me. Oh Lord, hear them all. And please bless me with a better health so I can do all these things in this lifetime.

Photography by Dustein Sibug

Planning for your own wedding can be tedious. You want everything to go smoothly as planned. For me, one of the greatest pressures was doing my own makeup on my wedding day. People have seen me prettify other brides and are expecting no less than perfect makeup on myself. I did consider hiring somebody else to do my makeup but the bridezilla in me wanted everything under control.  After all, nobody knows my face the way I do. All the blemishes that have to be covered, the contouring I need, etc. I just couldn’t allow somebody else to take charge of how I’d look on this very important event of my life. I even had to do the grooming of my husband, just to make sure that he’ won’t end up looking like some halloween character or more feminine than me, as some makeup artists have the tendency to soften a man’s features a little too much. The entourage, that I had to leave to my assistant. My mom, being trained in hair design when she was younger, did my hair.

Photography by Dustein Sibug

The night before the wedding, I tried to get a good night’s rest but by 3am, i was awakened by an attack of allergic rhinitis. The whole roll of tissue was almost used up before I was forced to take some medications to tame down my allergy. My nose became so congested that I had to take some decongestant to relieve my condition. Unfortunately, among the side effects it has on me are restlessness and tremors, comparable to downing a couple of cups of black coffee. I managed to sleep for a total of  only 30 minutes after that.

While doing my makeup I could feel my hands shaky and my mind, groggy- like having a hangover.  With God’s help, I managed to finish my look. The drug’s ill effects slowly wore off.

Will I recommend other brides to do their own makeup? Only if they really know what they’re doing and they can handle the pressure. I suggest that you read Robert Jones’ book on wedding makeovers and practice over and over again. If you’re not happy with the results,you should leave it to the experts. I must say even if you’re a makeup artist, doing it on yourself could be really challenging. There is no one to check you on all angles.Personally, if I were to have my wedding all over again, I’d still choose to do my own makeup. Well, except if  Steven Doloso, Juan Sarte, Lourd Ramos or Chechel Joson were there to help me out, I’d gladly give in.  Otherwise, it’s just me and my trusty brushes.

Wedding pics to follow.

1. I’m a huge Legolas fan. That should explain the leggylass nick I often use- it has absolutely got nothing to do with my appendages.

2. I studied classical piano back in elementary and high school but I always skipped my piano classes. I wanted to learn to play contemporary music, instead.

3.I’m a believer of chakras. I have healing crystals for every chakra point.

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4. I have fear of crossing the streets. I got into an accident once, got hit by a motorcycle.

5. I think Michael Copon is hot but a little on the conceited side. He was annoying as the rich brat Felix Tagaro in One Tree Hill (James Lafferty was my idea of handsome) but I surprisingly found him appealing in the “Scorpion King 2.”

6. I have an old pillow which I love hugging to this day. It has a texture that makes me enjoy scratching it.

7. The first song I learned as a kid was “You Light Up My Life.”

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