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• Cosmo.ph Loves India!
  Posted on March 21, 2010 09:00PM
  
  

  If there's one thing I really, really love about my job, it's how it gives me the opportunity to see places I've never been to before and experience various cultures. However, never in my wildest imagination did I think I would get to visit India for work. But from February 23 to 28 this year, that's where my job took me. And it is, by far, one of the most enriching cultural experiences I've ever had in my entire life--even if, I have to admit, our stay there was super bitin! I didn't even get to see the Taj Mahal (although we did stay at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi, which is four hours away from one of the wonders of the world).
  
  Cosmo Philippines Chief Zo Aguila and Summit Media Group Advertising Director Florence Bienvenido attended the 2010 Cosmopolitan International Conference (COSMIC) with me in New Delhi. There, we met Cosmopolitan editors and publishers from all over the globe. It was great meeting fellow Cosmo women (and men!) and exchanging stories of how we run our respective magazines and websites--comparing notes, sympathizing with concerns that are not very different from ours, feeling somewhat better that we're not the only ones facing the challenges of running a magazine and a website with very few (albeit really talented) people on the team.
  
  There's so much to say about my India trip, even if it's mostly highlighted by sessions at the hotel function room, discussing anything and everything Cosmo, and having fun with the COSMIC participants in the events at night (one of which was the gala dinner where Cosmo.ph was awarded for having the Best Online Presence!). While we barely had time to go around and see New Delhi, we did get the chance to do a little bit of shopping (I must say, India has got to be paradise for fashionistas with all their lovely accessories and clothes at such cheap, cheap prices!).
  
  Sometimes, it's so much better letting photos tell the story of an amazing trip to a place as entrancing as India. And that's what I shall do this time for my blog post. Click through this photo blog and see all pics!
  
  

  
  Before the conference officially began, we had a little bit of time to relax and enjoy the lovely facilities in the Taj Mahal Hotel. Here, I pose by the poolside.
  

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• A Fresh Start
  Posted on February 25, 2010 12:00AM
  
  
  When my editor asked me to submit a blog for Cosmo, that's only when it hit me: I have been an avid reader of the magazine ever since, as I'm sure most of you are. The proof: my room has a library of the glossies I’ve collected over the years. I've seen all the fabulous women who graced the cover, soaked in all the fashion and beauty tips it dished, and allowed the love advice it gave to influence my life one way or the other. And now, I can't believe I'm actually working for the title.
  

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• Hello, Goodbye
  Posted on February 6, 2010 12:00PM
  
  
  If the only thing constant in life is change, then I look to the coming year with both fear and excitement. I’ve never been a big fan of change. Its unexpectedness is always unsettling, and it takes me a while to wrap my head around the idea of adjusting to new ways. Last month's issue on Fabulous Firsts has made me realize even more that change will always happen, and we need to embrace it, if only for the simple reason that it makes life more interesting.
  

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• A Boost For The New Year
  Posted on January 24, 2010 06:00PM
  
  
  Every year, it never fails: I always get the holiday blues. I don’t know why, but Christmas and New Year festivities seem to give me the feeling of nostalgia in a very melancholy way. Call me the Grinch, but I really cannot get into a celebratory mood once December hits, regardless of how contradictory that sounds to the season, and this feeling lasts up to the end of the year. And it was particularly dreary in 2009; maybe because, looking back, that year was one hell of a whirlwind for me—a mix of good and bad memories, though it was mostly bad that, to be honest, I’m still recovering from it until now.
  

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• Fun With Xian...
  Posted on January 3, 2010 06:00PM
  
  
  ...With Xian's standee, I mean. Here's the story...
  
  After the Cosmo Bachelor Bash, everyone on the Cosmo team had a major hunk hangover. Each person had their centerfold crush...Aljur Abrenica, Gerald Anderson, Akihiro Sato...but for me and someone else I shall call "Mads," it was Xian Lim. My phone even got stolen while we were backstage trying to get a photo with him!
  
  Anyway, soon after the bash, Trixie of Cosmo.ph announced that they were raffling off Centerfold standees to the readers. When Mads and I heard this, our eyes widened with excitement. "Put his standee here first, so we can have a little eye candy while we work," we urged Trixie. Fortunately, she generously obliged and the fun with Xian's standee began.
  
  

  
  

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