Style Watch: The Girls of 90210

One of my guilty pleasures is watching 90210. I admit, I was a big fan of the original Beverly Hills 90210 series, so at first I just wanted to see how it would compare. Now, 4 seasons later, I'm terrible addicted to the show. ;p

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Part of it is also because I love seeing what the girls are wearing every episode. I super want their clothes and accessories! They are all gorgeous and have their own unique style, I can't decide who's my favorite character! They're all my girl crush! ;p

ANNIE (played by Shenae Grimes) moved to Beverly Hills from Kansas during the start of the series. So her style is a mix of laid-back Californian, midwestern girl and quintessential student. Her look used to be conservative and preppy (the typical girl-next-door) but her style has evolved as the show has progressed. She now wears more sophisticated outfits and isn't afraid to show some skin.

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NAOMI (played by AnnaLynne McCord) is the popular blonde bombshell and sexy vixen always trying to be the center of attention. She's usually in bondage dresses or bikinis to show off her figure. Lately though, her style has evolved to include more business-like attire, like pencil skirts and suits. Whatever she ends up wearing though, she always manages to look sleek, sophisticated and very expensive!

SILVER (played by Jessica Stroup) is funky and edgy (I mean, just look at her name). But she mixes it up with feminine pieces while always looking completely unique. Her style also includes menswear inspired pieces like blazers and vests. She likes mixing patterns and prints and always layers with tons of accessories.

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ADRIANNA (played by Jessica Lowndes) is an aspiring singer. Her style is very girly and sweet so she's always in dresses and skirts. She's also quite petite and curvy so this type of feminine look suits her. Personally, I think she is the prettiest out of all the girls. =)

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IVY (played by Gillian Zinsner) is the latest addition to the cast of girls. She's a surfer chick so she has a bohemian, laid-back, Californian style. Everything she wears just looks so cool and effortless. Kind of like she just threw on the first thing she saw and she still looks great. She finishes her look either with a hat or shades. And my favorite part about her look: her beachy waves!

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What's great about the fashion on this show is that you can totally recreate it. And it has style inspiration for anyone, whether you're going for the classic, sexy, edgy, girly, or bohemian look. =)

Photo of the Day: Grocery time

They each get their own cart! =)

Bed weather turned BAD

Usually I love rainy days. But when the rain pours really hard and doesn't stop, that's an entirely different story. I consider myself so lucky to be home, safe and dry with my family these past few days. Thankfully, our area is not affected by floods. But let us continue pray for those who are stranded, those who have evacuated their homes, those who have lost their homes, and all those who have been affected by this calamity.

All day, I've been seeing posts on Facebook about ways to donate and help out the flood victims. It's so great to see how people are rallying together during times like these. I've compiled some of them here for those who want to help:

Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)

You can donate the following denominations:
Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000

Stay safe and dry everyone! And please let's continue to pray for everyone affected who are much worse off. Hopefully this will all be over soon.

Why don't friends with kids have time?

All I can say is, BINGO! This Carolyn sure got her answer right! What can you say fellow moms? Do you agree? =)

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The Bourne Legacy Asian Premiere

Just came from the premiere of The Bourne Legacy, probably the most anticipated movie here in Philippines!

It was held in Resorts World Manila and this was probably the closest thing to a Hollywood premiere event. Everyone was all glammed up and I was half expecting the stars of the movie to be walking down the red carpet giving interviews haha!

Before the screening, Hollywood producer Pat Crowley, who flew in from New York just for this premiere, said some extremely nice things about the Philippines and the Filipino people. He also said this was actually the first time they had a premiere in one of the cities they shot the movie in. Wow!

They also showed a video message from the stars of the movie, Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz, and Jeremy Renner, thanking everyone who worked so hard on the movie.

Well, I have to say it was a very surreal experience seeing your country up there on the big screen knowing this was a Hollywood movie. In other movies where they used the Philippines as a location, usually they would say it was another country like Vietnam or Thailand. But now, they were showing the Philippines AS the Philippines, which is something to be really proud of. It was so cool seeing Manila and all the familiar places like Edsa, the LRT station, the jeepneys and taxis, and many more. And hearing the extras speak Tagalog was great since we don't need subtitles to understand them! Plus seeing familiar Filipino faces as well (I won't say who so you'll just be surprised!).

I've only seen the first Bourne movie (a really long time ago), so I admit I was confused at some parts haha! You really have to pay attention since they do a lot of talking in the first half. It was kinda boring for me. The most exciting part of the movie was definitely the 2nd half which was when the location was already in the Philippines. You could tell everyone was just waiting for that part in the movie. It was so funny since the first time they mentioned the word "Manila", everyone started cheering and clapping! I think it will be like that in other screenings as well since people will just be so excited to see our country!

I still think the original Bourne movie (with Matt Damon) is way better. The story of this one is kind of mababaw for me, especially the ending haha! But I had a really great time and I'm so happy I was one of the first to watch this movie in the world! Hopefully, we'll have more international movies shot in our country after this one. So head out to the cinemas and catch The Bourne Legacy when it opens this week to experience some Pinoy pride. =)

The finish line

And now I can breathe! Just found out a while ago that hubby already finished the Ironman triathlon race. According to him, his body was shutting down already on the bike (like I mentioned, he got sick just a few days ago) but I'm still so proud of him for finding the strength to cross that finish line. Thank you God! =)

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Here's a pic of Vins during the bike portion of the race. Good thing it was sunny in Cebu on that day, unlike the rainy weather here in Manila.

Piolo Pascual was also there in Cebu (he was part of a relay team) and I kept telling Vins to have a picture taken with him (sorry, I really love Papa P)! Can you believe they were also together on the flight home, as in just a few seats away from each other, and still no pic?! Haaaay, men! Instead, he gets a photo with the women's champion Caroline Steffen.

Here's the welcome home banner me and the kids made to surprise Vins when he got home. He LOVED it! =)

The most important thing about finishing? Well, aside from your own personal satisfaction and accomplishment, why the medal of course! ;p Look at the gorgeous medal they gave out this year, designed by none other than Kenneth Cobonpue.

So again, congratulations to all the participants and finishers! Good job to all of you (especially to my hubby!). You all deserve to relax and unwind... and then train again for the next race. ;p

Good luck to all Ironman participants!

My hubby, Vins, is now in Cebu getting ready for the big triathlon race tomorrow. As you can imagine, I'm a nervous wreck. Actually I always get nervous whenever he races. I can't sleep and I wake up really early just itching to find out the results. Its just because I know how hard he trains and I just want him to do well.

I'll be praying extra hard since the weather has been really bad lately, and hopefully no accidents happen out there. I'm also extra stressed since Vins got a little sick too (he caught it from us when me and the kids got colds last week, so I feel really guilty!). Super bad trip since he's been in perfect shape all this time, and he gets sick 3 days before the event! So please, please pray for him too that he does well tomorrow.

Anyway, I'll probably won't be getting much sleep tonight until the race is done. Then I can breathe! I'll be following the live updates online so fingers and toes crossed! =)