My Bessie Avick

I just spoke with another bestfriend of mine --- my Bessie Avick... She's flying in a few more hours for Italy.
I am sad because I'll surely miss her. She has been my partner-in-crime. Almost all of my out of town trips were with her. You know, she's the type of a person who will always make a way to spend time with her friends. Madaling yayain sa lakaran.. Madaling kaladkarin sa lakwatsa... :)

Our friendship is very deep. She knows my deepest secrets.. She knows every pain and  joy I have gone through... She was always there for me to support and protect me....I would always feel safe whenever she's around... ... Everybody loves her. She's like a friend to everyone... I love everything about her most especially her personality.. I don't think words are enough to describe how great a person she is....

 Bessie,

For keeping my spirits up.
For never letting me down.
For being here for me.
For knowing I'm there for you.

For bringing so many smiles my way.
For being so sensitive to my needs.
For knowing just what to say.
For listening better than anyone else.

For bringing me laughter.
For bringing me light.
For understanding so much about me.
For trusting me with so much about you.

For being the BEST.
For being so beautiful..
For being my bestfriend..

Thank you for everything..
Thank you for all the wonderful years filled with happy and great memories.. 

You are an amazing bestfriend...

Love you loads!!

My Love For Makeup: How It All Started?

I was part of the Dance Troupe when I was in high school. It was the best way to be excused to my classes and to be with my friends. During competitions, I would normally be the one to put makeup on myself and on my beautiful bestfriend Mars. I did not know anything about makeup then. I was just mixing the colors. But it was fun for a thirteen year old girl doing it, even on a moving vehicle sometimes.

Back in college, Angela, another pretty bestfriend of mine from high school and I used to do VTRs. We just wanted to earn extra money. Angela didn't know how to put makeup so I was the one who would put makeup on her and on myself.

And then, there's my college bestfriend Tina...We became instant friends right away because we both loved books and --makeups.. She was then my makeup supplier. She would always bring heaps of makeup on her bag..I learned to love makeup more because of her. We could spend an hour or two in the Powder Room trying different colors of eyeshadows and lipsticks.. It sounds a little crazy. But you bet, I cannot explain the satisfaction we got from it.

But what made me realized I wanted to study makeup?
Last year, while I was in dusty Qatar, I got to meet professional photographers, though they just call themselves hobbyists... I wanted to join their club since I've always been so fascinated about photography...Sadly, I could not afford to buy a decent DSLR from the salary that I was earning.. Poor poor little girl... :)

But they have invited me a couple of times to pose for them.. Yey!! :)

Seeing their passion for photography helped me realized that there's one thing I wanted to learn ---to learn the art of makeup...

I did not know how to start. I just knew in my heart, I wanted to study makeup... I caught myself watching videos of makeup gurus on Youtube, reading blogs about makeup reviews, and forums about the best fashion schools in the Philippines..

I knew there was a calling.. I knew I had to follow my "passion" right then... I had to go back to the Philippines and chase my dream. It wasn't an easy decision... I had to leave everything behind..

Now, here I am enrolled in a fashion school, studying Artistic Makeup. Few more weeks, I will be getting my Certificate and by then, I will be a Professional Makeup Artist..

That would be a start of a new adventure... :)

Praying for God's guidance...