Bianca King for Manual Magazine
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Nancy Castiglione for Maxim Magazine
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Francine Prieto for Maxim Magazine
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Marc Nelson for Manual Magazine
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Bianca Gonzalez for Meg Magazine
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Assunta De Rossi for People Asia Magazine
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T3#6: 10 Reasons Not To Get an iPad – Yet
<p style="text-align: justify;">Today's Facebook statuses were filled with mostly only 2 things: the search for the next Las Vegas Mowdels, and Apple's launch of the new iPad. Of the two, the former interests me not, on many levels (check out this <a title="Laz Vegaz Mowdelz" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKbLWjTnHDI" target="_blank">YouTube video</a> to know why), while the latter obviously, especially to an Apple Techie like myself, lends itself to instant ogling and lusting over. And yet, even with all the obvious reasons to get one asap, I find myself holding back on this one. At least for the meantime. Here's why.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2010/01/10-reasons-not-to-get-an-ipad-yet/#more-791" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
The Closer I Get To You
<p style="text-align: justify;">While experimenting on how to embed videos on this new website format of mine, I came across an old performance with Sitti at the Captain's Bar of the Mandarin Oriental where I played special guest. This was sort of an impromptu performance for all of us - band included - and a very special one at that, because aside from it being one of my all-time favorite songs, my soon-to-be boyfriend then, Nico, was in the audience, awaiting the surprise number I had secretly dedicated to him that night.<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2009/06/the-closer-i-get-to-you/#more-30" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
Etoiles
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class=" aligncenter" src="http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/orion.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="480" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/orion.jpg" target="_blank">image borrowed from The Atlas of the Stars</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">We are taught, in Nursery, of stars in rhymes that are capable of making wishes come true. By Grade School, they become badges of honor; medals we receive for proper decorum or academic excellence. In High School, they become role models; athletes and performers whom we wish were either us, or people around us. And by the time College hits us they are made to be of gaseous form, composed of Helium and Hydrogen, are far away, distant and unreachable.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2009/04/etoiles/#more-20" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
A Test Of Patience
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class=" aligncenter" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center; width: 252px; height: 350px; border: 0px initial initial;" title="Patience!" src="http://opinionsandexpressions.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/9496_schoolgirl_under_stress_while_taking_a_test_quiz_or_exam_at_her_desk_in_a_classroomjpg.png" border="0" alt="" width="252" height="350" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://opinionsandexpressions.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/9496_schoolgirl_under_stress_while_taking_a_test_quiz_or_exam_at_her_desk_in_a_classroomjpg.png" target="_blank">image borrowed from The Studies Reloaded</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It's funny how as kids, we cringed at the the thought of a quiz, test, or exam. I remember making faces and testing the limits of my teachers' patience once the announcement of such events took place. It even got me to the Disciplinary Office quite a few times. At the same time, I was always a firm believer that tests are never indicative of who I was, or still am. Maybe it was reflective of my current state, or of my prevailing mood. But never in my wildest dream or sanest state did I succumb to the belief that a 66% grade in Math made me stupid with numbers, nor did a 99% in English Lit make me a laureate.<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2009/04/a-test-of-patience/#more-19" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
T3#3: 10 Things To Remember When Doing A Shoot
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class=" aligncenter" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center; width: 550px; height: 363px; border: 0px initial initial;" src="http://www.grandpalais.fr/upload/m_file/550x550_51_vignette_DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" alt="" width="440" height="290" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.grandpalais.fr/upload/m_file/550x550_51_vignette_DSC_0038.JPG" target="_blank">image borrowed from The Grand Palais</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This is the reality for someone who's saving up for a wedding (mine, of course): booking every available slot and saving up for that special day 15 or so months from now. So in the interest of those who are in the same condition as I am, whether it be purely to save, or for those who's schedules are just packed against their will, here are some things I came up with that might be of help or amusement to your already over-burdened lives. (<span style="font-style: italic;">Iba na talaga ang bored at naghihintay sa mga starlet ano</span>?)</p> <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2009/04/10-things-to-remember-when-doing-a-shoot/#more-18" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
T3#1: 10 Things I Hate About Home Makeover Shows
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1064687668614_2003/09/28/350queereye,0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img class="aligncenter" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: hand; width: 348px; height: 375px;" src="http://www.smh.com.au/ffxImage/urlpicture_id_1064687668614_2003/09/28/350queereye,0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> Ok ok I know it's been a while (read: almost half a year) since I last posted. I have been a deliquent. But in between bouts of writers' block, procrastination, and pure boredom, business has been booming, and life has been quite active.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">But now that I have found the time to write (much like finding the time to go to the gym and haul my 15-pounds overweight ass), I will try to keep it as regular as possible.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Let me keep this simple. The title says it all.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2009/04/10-things-i-hate-about-home-makeover-shows/#more-16" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
Christmas Contests Ka-Cheapan!
Believe it or not, this is the photo I present on my travels. <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXbaVJTh3xQ/SSqByHngMsI/AAAAAAAAACA/PY1aRQx0LuU/s1600-h/4197801223590l-jpg.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272169011828765378" class="aligncenter" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: hand; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sXbaVJTh3xQ/SSqByHngMsI/AAAAAAAAACA/PY1aRQx0LuU/s320/4197801223590l-jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" /></a> I will admit, though, that there has been some assistance (the operative word being SOME) from CS3, but the photo is still a testament to the photographic talent of Ronnie Salvacion and makeup savvy of Juan Sarte III. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, life's a ball when you have the country's best do something as mundane for you as your passport picture. It is such a good thing.<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2008/11/christmas-contests-ka-cheapan/#more-15" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
Secure Empty Trash.
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/stinky_trash-petitinvention.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img class="aligncenter" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 0px; text-align: center; cursor: hand; width: 320px;" src="http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/stinky_trash-petitinvention.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p> <p style="font-style: italic; font-size: 10px; text-align: center;">image borrowed from <a href="http://petitinvention.wordpress.com/">PetitInvention</a></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">I've always held a great respect for tenure. In fact, my life is filled with positions that are held for long periods of time: my family I've had all my life; my real friends are at least a decade old; exes last at the very least 9 months (or at least long enough to get someone pregnant); careers are several years in the making; even crushes (the palpable ones at least), I've kept for more than 365 days, and so on. The same thing goes for things I hold in great value -- my grade school exams, the first notebook I bought in Europe, pens I got on sale during high school, and love letters I received from relationships of yore (read: 1990) -- all these are still stored in a locked place in my house waiting for the day I decide to re-file them, or finally throw them away.<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2008/11/secure-empty-trash/#more-14" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
Time
America gets a new chance, and Hollywood's long-time prediction (or joke) is proven true: Obama wins, there is a Black president in the White house, and everyone (well, at least majority of the US -- and the world) is happy.<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2008/11/time/#more-13" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
New Words, New Music
In lieu of new posts, and as I try to hurriedly catch my brain to write again, here's something you guys might find interesting. It's a new set of lyrics for a new song I'm cooking up. Let me know what you think. :) <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2008/11/new-words-new-music/#more-12" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
You Win None, You Lose One
<span style="font-style: italic;">"When was the last time you did something for the first time?"</span> -- Emirates Airline TVC copy<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2008/09/you-win-none-you-lose-one/#more-10" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
On Hope.
<p style="text-align: justify;">HOPE. It's one of those words we closely attach to Hallmark moments and Praise & Worship. It has always been a "positive" word (if ever there are), usually given the all-too-overstated concept that everything will be fine, or that everything will turn out okay. It is one to push people to the belief that sitting down in passivity will yield a promising eventuality, or that the all-too-powerful notion of positive thinking will change the reality of life from one that is forlorn, to one that is filled with optimism. Few have dared to look at hope for the exact opposite of what it is believed to be - that it can be an agent of despair, and could be one to encourage blind faith.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2008/09/on-hope/#more-9" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
MasterCard Moments
<p style="text-align: justify;">There are some things money can't buy. Sure, you can think of "precious" memories, "loving" moments, even "embarrassing" anecdotes to name a few. More important for me, though, are those little details in life that, no matter what you do, you will never get back; things you wish you could have just paid some money to hang on to, or even keep forever. Those memories, those moments, those anecdotes you wish you could put in a small box and lock up for God knows how long.<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2008/09/mastercard-moments/#more-8" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>
The Difference Between Subtlety And Crap
<p style="text-align: justify;">Abstinence, as defined by the dictionary, is a noun that refers to the act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite, or the practice of choosing not to do something one would like. It requires an absoluteness of perspective, and is never a whimsical forethought, as in the case of "abstaining" from white chocolate, and not from dark; there is no such thing. It is never balanced, nor is it borne out of vague profundities; it is definitive, bound, and a slave to its own end. It is the nonreturnable fruit from the Garden of Good & Evil, and has never been part of the vocabulary to which "annulment" and "divorce" belong to. It is black or white, and never seen in tones, and will never be an "or" or "but." It simply "is."<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="https://www.riccichan.com/2008/09/the-difference-between-subtlety-and-crap/#more-7" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div></p>