Dreamlike! It was as if I wanted to wear one of the gowns and walk-the-walk on the runway. Zandra Lim's designs 15th year anniversary left me wanting to snatch some wigs! LOL! Kidding aside, the event held last September 16 at Discovery Primea was for me intimate and personal fashion show. It's something that really touches the heart.

Last week, I was invited to attend the unveiling of Wish 107.5 new music roving hub that is set to roll in Hollywood! Yep, you got it right, Hollywood! The entertainment capital of the world! Ibang level ano? But we're not really in Hollywood during the launch. We we're at the Eastwood live streaming with the Philippines pride (because of his duh, great singing skills) Bugoy.

HOOQ brings international blockbusters 90 days after theatrical release.

PHILIPPINES: 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 HOOQ – the largest Video on Demand service in Southeast Asia – launches the year’s most talked about the movie, The Avengers: Infinity War, which is now available to stream on HOOQ. HOOQ is the only streaming service in the Philippines to offer blockbusters like The Avengers: Infinity War through its movie rentals catalog 90 days after their theatrical release. Besides The Avengers: Infinity War HOOQ brings in seven more blockbusters until

October.

To mark her 15th anniversary as a bridal gown designer, Zandra Lim is giving back with Crystal Bridal Fair at Discovery Primea in Makati City on September 15-16. The highlights of the bridal fair are the gala fashion show of Zandra Lim Designs on September 15 and a silent auction of the fashion show pieces on September 16. Proceeds from the sales of tickets to the fashion show and auction will go to charity.

When I was in grade school and got really nervous from being extremely socially awkward (if there's such thing haha!), mama used to calm me down with vicks vaporub or white flower balm. I grew up hating its smell and ugh the relentless way of how mama rubs it to my head and tummy. But when I reached this age where I easily get affected by society's physical and mental toxins, I started missing my mom's balm. The soothing comfort it gives me brings back a lot of good memories with my mama. I did buy myself a small bottle of white flower and carry it wherever I go, but its smell is so popular that when I open it inside an air-conditioned room, I always get the attention. People will start telling me, you smell like my grandma and everything, I don't really care that much really with what other people say, but if there's an alternative I think I'd go with that one. I also hate it when the balm touches my fingers because I always accidentally rub it on my eyes. I know you know how it feels.

I was about to do my regular grocery at SM Aura when I decided to drop by at Estee Lauder to check up some makeup foundation. Finding your perfect shade online sometimes can be confusing, so I always swatch at stores before purchasing to see if it fits me or not. The girl who assisted me was so nice she even offered me a sample, which is not available at that time. I said it's ok, she said I can just come back later but I'm not really in a hurry to getting one as my priority is my grocery. While I was walking out of the store, another girl approached her and they started laughing. I looked back and saw them looking at me like as if they were criticising my existence inside their store. I got intimidated, AGAIN. I thought I overcome my agitated feeling of walking into high-end makeup stores, but being in that situation is a real trigger. In my head I was telling myself, is it because of my appearance, is it because I'm a boy who happens to like makeup, or am I just over thinking? It may be another person they are laughing at or maybe a funny situation, but that instant? I was the only customer inside their store! It really felt different. I decided to go down the staircase instead of the escalator which is near the grocery just so I can avoid seeing their faces again. 

I admit that I have issues with walking into makeup stores before not because I can't afford it, but because I'm a boy, biologically as what my friends always say. I believe it's something rooted from where I grew up with, where men and women are thought to have standard roles in the society. These standards really impacted my train of thoughts that up until now, I am still struggling. I remember a skit from the classic sitcom John en Marsha,  where Marsha ask John to cook rice for dinner because she's feeling lazy. John said it doesn't suit him because he is a guy. They even resorted to betting that only ends up to marsha doing the chore.  I really hate the fact that it's accepted as a norm in my beloved country that's why maybe I am writing this blog post now. 

This is not a rant, it's just me venting out my frustration about the society. I've been longing to live in a gender-sensitive nation where social prejudice doesn't exist, where people respect preferences, and representations of people like me are not limited to jokes and puns.