too lovely for words: Bela Padilla

“Working with the staff of Gadgets Magazine is marvelous!! And I really use “IS” because I’m sure the next covergirls will feel the same too! I enjoyed each layout not only because the concept was great but because I saw some gadgets in each peg that I actually want to buy now. I usually have fun in pictorials and I love looking at the pictures being taken of me and I must say, this has been one of the fastest I’ve done! The entire idea of representing Gadgets this month is awesome.” ~ Bela Padilla

here's a little behind the scene from the shoot. You have to grab the October issue to see this fab doll!:)

I miss and love you very much but the lies had pushed me off the cliff, I am still hanging on trying to give you the benefit of the doubt and hoping that someday you'll change and come to your senses. I can never imagine how much you changed from the mom I used to know, that woman I come home to everyday of the 20 years of my existence, how one day I opened the door and seen no one, without any word. I found myself asking what we have done for you to take off and leave us with no warning. I always wanted to be like you, to be a woman of confidence, of passion and of heart. Now I only want to be like you because I wanted to find someone like dad who never failed to give us everything we wanted, like dad who never made us feel guilty of the decisions we make, like dad who loves us without any hesitation and without any condition. The love that dad gave you is the only thing I wanted to find. After all, you we're his one and only love and like all those sad sad stories, sometimes it could take a turn. Maybe we had deprived you of your happiness, I can still remember that time in high school when you told me that you we're not happy anymore but I told you to make it work. I was young, and that was the only thing I can say. Maybe it was my bad, I shouldn't have made you come back. After that day, everything was a lie. I had a fake family. Now you're gone, I can only wish you happiness and to find whatever that is you want to find. I am now 20, almost 21, the only thing I can do is to get on with my life and start patching the wounds of the past. I still have dad, and sometimes the best mom is dad. I can never be mad at you, for a moment or two I almost threw a punch but I could never keep a grudge. You will always be my mom and I will always love you. Things are just different now, I wouldn't call us a family but I will always remember how we once were. I appreciated the sorry you threw on yesterday along with a few tears but this is not just about you and your happiness anymore, It's about how many people you had to hurt for you to get your certain kind of happiness. You told me many times that I would never understand, but I do. I can see it perfectly clear, don't mind the explaining. If this makes you happy, then go for it. I Love you mom but you fucked up big time, I don't know how you are going to fix everything. This mess you made is over epic proportions. As for me, the only thing I want to do now is to take care of dad and protect him from more pain you are about to cause him. I love you mom, like crazy, but you have to get your act together.

I have some serious mom issues.

NBA lockout

NBA players went out of their way to look for teams to play for, well, as long as NBA is suspended. The thing is, there have been rumors that the players, team owners and NBA management is having difficulty agreeing on financial aspects and the such. So here I am, sharing where all this NBA superstars are and how much they're being paid. We all know that going here in the Philippines is an option to earn money, but it is not really enough, you know the peso-dollar exchange rate is not to be excited about.

Here are some players who went overseas

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Bummer, I was looking forward to the NBA season for MVP's team.

source: hoopshype

shoes and satchels

Me, along with my dad and brother went to Robinsons Galleria. I haven't been there for a while so it was a nice surprise to see awesome things there.

partners! everyone should have some wooden shoes!

this green satchel is a WINNER!:)

I like lace-ups, they are a must when doing errands

another cute lace-ups

this is really nice

i like the blue-gray combo

cambridge satchel

they are too big for words right now

cambridge satchel in ube-langka color. #chos

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and just to add

this air max are sold at the store beside print town laguna

it's really cheap, just 1k+

can't wait for our next press check to get this green airmax!:)

xiao!

Smart Netphone: a not so comprehensive review

I was curious about the new Smart Netphone, So here I went on to try it for a few minutes.

Nothing to be really impressed about, its a normal smartphone, but this time, it is really called a SMARTphone. And you figured, its bundled with Smart.

so here's how the camera looks like

here's how you would compose messages

this is really similar to Samsung

But on my other Samsung phone, it says "TAP TO COMPOSE" not "TYPE TO COMPOSE"

it runs on Android 2.2 froyo

home screen

back

For a not so expensive phone, this would do. The free internet access through smart is decent enough, as long as you have 1php on your account. The thing is, I'm not using smart so.. oh well.. If you are new to smartphones, then this one is alright to try. It cost less than 10k.

It's under ZTE, like PLDT wireless landlines and such. It is labeled with a smart logo and Netphone 701. I'm all about how a gadget looks like, so the two logos aren't really appealing.

Buy meter? 7.5

Margiela!

Maison Martin Margiela 11 Leather Laptop case

truly, you cannot deny how awesome it would be to carry around your laptop with a high-end case, very promising. It comes in a deep brown/red wine shade with a zip closure. There are two elastic bands inside to keep your lappie from moving around.

It comes with a Margiela stationery, card holder, pencil and notebook, all made in Italy!

Gadgets Magazine Septmber 2011 BTS

Gadgets Magazine September Issue with Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales

Model Enchong Dee and Erich Gonzales
Photographer Erwin Barletta
Erich's Makeup by RB Chanco
Erich's Hair by Harlyn Hernandez
Enchong's Grooming by Peps Silvestre
Styling M.R. Gavin
Art Direction Benjamin Arnold and Michelle Callanta-Toledo

Clothes by Forever21, Bench and Paradigm Shift
Shoes by Forever 21 and models own
Accessories by Forever21

Shot at Camera Cart Studios

Special Thanks to:
Joanne Angeles of ABS-CBN
Karl Leuterio and Mike Magallanes of Paradigm Shift

hello there!

she smells nice? hehe

Ench and Erich wearing paradigm shift shreds

me styling ench

who says!

Peps fixing ench's hair

Mike dressing up Ench

again, who says!

favorite photo!

very young and vibrant

the team, prepping up the double E's

Photos by Jude Ilagan