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Who will be the 4 New Faces of SM Accessories?

SM Accessories dominates the world of fashion with their biggest campaign ever this holiday season. Throughout the year, style influencers from different fields have stood true to the statement of SM Accessories being the fashion accessories authority. Top bloggers, media personalities, and other influencers have been spotted wearing SM Accessories, which quickly spread like wildfire among their respective followers.

Taking it to the next level this November 16, watch out as SM Accessories reigns supreme with four of the biggest personalities in the land. Week per week, we unravel teasers on who these personalities are. Take your guesses, and you can win up to 100, 000.00 and premium items from the only fashion accessories authority. You may even get a chance to win invites to the biggest party of the metro! What are you waiting for? Like us on Facebook SM Accessories and follow us on Twitter @SMAccessories to get the latest news on how to win!

The Gracious Nocturnal Visitor

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Ever since these siblings broke into media, their careers have been hounded by controversy. Both are good-looking, and have the bodies that can be confidently flaunted. While their athletic careers hung on uncertainty, they got into modelling for the time being. They are also known for hanging out with society's rich and famous (social climbers included).

Although the siblings seem to be very private with their affairs, they were thrown in the limelight partly because of their friendship with a controversial media personality (MP). Despite the age gap, they struck a friendship. The friendship must be very deep. A few weeks ago, MP was spotted in the area where the siblings live, and later, MP allegedly proceeded to their pad at two in the morning. Yes, 2:00 am! Why would MP want company that early in the day? Well, two friends must be better company than one, right? Incidentally, does MP know that other girls are also visiting the siblings every so often?

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Congratulations to the Coke 100 Taon Ituloy ang Happiness Winners

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Congratulations to the 3 winners! Each of you will receive P5,000 cash and Coke products. Please get in touch with Joaqui Mendoza (Joaqui.Mendoza@mrmworldwide.com) as to how you can claim your prizes.  

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Bleeding Love

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Amongst gay and bisexual men, a top is a person who gives, a bottom is one who receives, and a versatile engages in both activities. These terms can be self-identity that indicate an individual's usual preference. Top may also describe a broader personal identity involving dominance in a romantic and/or sexual relationship; however, this stipulation is not a requisite element of being a top. Bottom may also describe a wider social context of submission within a romantic and sexual relationship, although this element does not apply to all people who prefer to bottom. Versatile, also known as switching, refers to a person who enjoys both topping and bottoming, or being dominant and submissive. (sourced from Wikipedia)

For those who are not familiar with the topic, I am giving you this little piece of information aka backgrounder so that you will be able to fathom this story I am about to share with you today.

For the last few decades, gay relationships in the country have been more open and prominent amongst all social class than ever before. In showbiz and entertainment community, the practice is widely accepted maybe and partly because the industry is mostly dominated and ran by people of the 3rd 'gender' - top honchos, directors, producers, designers, talent managers, dancers, and the list goes on.

This talent manager TM has a number of desirable male stars under his stable. Gay as he is, it is natural that TM gets attracted to whoever catches his fancy. In this case, he got attracted to his own star, a talented Young Heartthrob YH. Whether or not he likes or accepts it, YH is a consenting adult towards TM's advances.

In one of their trysts, TM was the top one and YH was bottom. TM's size must have been too overwhelming for YH's bottom that it bled from TM's penetration. The bleeding sent jitters to TM and YH. Both were alarmed that TM called a doctor for treatment. YH spent considerable amount of time to get healed.

YH's father was so outraged when he learned what happened. He confronted TM, but both he and YH denied everything. But to be safe, and to keep the father from doing anything that can ruin his name, TM allegedly decided to do what was wisest at that point: silence him through a sizable settlement.

Moral of the story: If you mess up, 'fess up. ~Author Unknown

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Letter from a Reader: Designer in Delusion

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Dear Fashion PULIS,

Hello FP! I am a follower of your blog. Apart from the regular blind items, I am also glad that you have this avenue wherein readers can send in and air their gripes about various concerns. I am now writing to you about the malpractices of this particular designer.

In this day and age when the power of technology like the internet gives everyone access to all information imaginable, there are still people who have the guts to make false claims including professionals who represent and/or misrepresent themselves for the purpose of scheming and manipulating people.

Case in point is Questionable Designer QD. On google search and wikipedia, here are some of QD's claims:

"Filipino-American QD is New York-based designer and consultant for global organizations."

1) Filipino American? New York-based? When he only studied for a year in New York. When I attended one of his events, he gave me a business card. I called his New York office, everything was a FAKE, as in no such number. And that 'Designers ----- ' written on his card, I went to the website, found out he just created it -- for "praise release" that is.

"After years of entrepreneurial work in Fashion and Style, QD trained with the Language and Communications ----"

2) He did not train, he was a mere volunteer associate intern. He worked for, NOT trained.

"QD is currently an International Consultant for Branding and Design at the -----"

3) ---- does not need a consultant for branding and design. It gives out money and funds they don't need to promote themselves. We verified this and this position and post title is non-existent. This is not true. HE IS NOT AN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT FOR BRANDING AND DESIGN.

"He also heads the Designers for ----- New York, a group of designers from around the world designing for worldwide organizations and development agencies."

4) Again, this is non-existent, just a product of his imagination.

All this while heading **, his design agency in Manila.

5) I checked this out with the BIR - Bureau of Internal Revenue and SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission - this is not a registered entity.

6) Try to inquire about a pair of shoes, he will not be able to show you anything because what he has posted on his website is just that -- samples. Some of them are just in 3d rendering only.

7) His caskets and urns are also non-existent. There maybe be less than four caskets ever made. He had some tv interviews inside a casket factory but he just used these sub-contractors for his own publicity. Not one funeral house ever got interested in his designs.

8) Presently since he is looking for money, he is selling the shoes that are left-overs from his previous "samples." That's why if you ask, he will say "walang size," then he will sell it for Php30,000. Gross!

9) Now he has a tv show on design. He is posting cheap AD DEALS on facebook for his show. OFWs can make "pa-bati" for as low as 40 USD! Lol

10) He initiated this top Filipino exhibit supposedly featuring Lea Salonga, Manny Pacquiao, Charice Pempengco. Then all of a sudden, names like some nobodies surfaced. He included some nobodies so that they will be in his network, since some were also designers. At the event itself, only those nobodies showed up. Lea Salonga and company were clueless.

11) If he is so successful in his design career, why would he always post status on facebook looking for a free ride? "I need a ride from Makati to Katipunan 4pm-ish, anyone?" And does he have friends at all? "Going for a jogging in Ateneo, any companion available?"

On a tour ride somewhere north, he would borrow money to buy small "pasalubongs" but would never pay. Cheap!

Also, when he returned from New York, he said he would only stay here for six months, yet he never left Manila since.

FP, I am sending this as we were a victim of QD's unprofessionalism: a major project that got delayed and eventually scrapped due to his negligence and incompetence.

We hope that this will also help remind people not to be too naive and trusting towards other people they hardly know (something which I was guilty of). Do background check, internet is big help. If in doubt, don't do it. Thank you very much, FP for publishing my letter.

Sincerely,
Angie

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Spotted: Together in an Island Adventure

 

In a nutshell: AS met BM, got into a relationship, broke up. AS got married. BM and media personality MP hooked up later. AS became single again. Renewed ties with BM. BM was caught between AS and MP.

Guess who won! Photos show AS and BM are often together.
Love must have been lovelier the second time around. AS is now so into BM. MP left the picture.

BM was generous with his gifts to AS. He gave her vacation packages, among others. In these photos, they were with several friends. Towards the last days of vacation, AS begged off from her friends to spend more time with BM, who was bound to leave the next day. Has AS found her one and true love in the elusive BM? If this is so, then nothing should stop AS from achieving real happiness.

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Corruption or a Shrewd Move?

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Did former network insider (FN) score a huge payout from a talent search? While serving as a consultant for the network, FN was also serving as the network's consultant in the talent search. Is the cash register ringing now? She allegedly charged every enrollee in her school a whopping fourth of a million each. Imagine if there were around ten students coming from the talent search, then the cash register would really be ringing happily! FN allegedly justified her tuition fees because her showbiz reputation as an influential mover and star maker was her investment in that school. Hence, anyone who gets training from her school is assured of the star treatment that probably made ​​her discoveries become household names.

Well, there are two ways of looking at this. First, people perceive FN might be corrupt, but her actions in the above situations might not fall under its definition. Second, FN can be looked upon as someone intelligent enough to know how much she is worth for the station. If the station paid her on her own terms, then much rests on her shoulders to build the careers of the winners of the said talent search. Now that the search is over, some quarters are unsatisfied pinpointing to her as allegedly favoring the winner, but that's another story.

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A Consoling and Moving Tribute

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Award-winning actor (AA) owes his success to a number of excellent directors who helped hone his craft. AA had the right attitude ever since: commitment, discipline, sensitivity. He started as a stuntman,  starred in various B movies in the beginning. He also played major roles as action star in several action movies and a brief television career playing the lead role in the sitcom opposite a versatile actress. Apart from acting, AA also embarked on a singing career.

His career milestone happened when he played a significant role in a historical movie that garnered major awards in many award-giving bodies. The film is unprecedented in its relevance up to the present day. It paved the way for his many acting awards later in a number of classic Filipino movies.

One of those whom AA owes much of his success to was the well-respected lady director LD who megged him in some of these unforgettable movies. LD molded and brought out the thespian in him. AA got inspired by LD, learned the ropes from her and soon got into directing himself. AA was always vocal about LD being his mentor, and both have mutual respect for each other.

Sadly, LD had to semi-retire from work due to health reasons that got worsened over the years.
During her last moments, the closest family friends came over, and they knew the inevitable was just minutes away. Most could not contain their emotions and were crying, while others kept a silent vigil. AA, on the verge of losing a very dear friend, could not show his grief. Instead of crying, he did his own tribute to LD as a respect to her dying wish. While the priest was administering the rites, AA started to sing some worship songs. He got so carried away by his singing that went on for a time.

In his own way, AA made sure that LD left the world with all those songs in her heart.

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Cocky Behavior of the Drama Actor

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Actors need to stay fit and work on their bodies to be confident of their overall fitness and to show off that much-coveted abs. A drama actor (DA) enrolled in a gym near his place of work. The gym keeps a low profile and its clientele are non-showbiz people, who are mostly businessmen. All gyms have its rules that clients are expected to follow. However, DA wants to be different. Although the staff expects DA to be at least pleasing in demeanor, but sadly it isn't so. Whenever he comes to the gym, which is about two or three times a week, he keeps to himself and doesn't talk to anyone, not even to exchange pleasantries. For some reason, he also refuses to use the locker room facilities. One day, DA wanted to bring his driver inside the gym. He was denied but he insisted. Thus DA was reprimanded that the gym was for members only and that his driver had to wait at the waiting area.

What the staff could not figure out is why DA is the way he is. There is just something in him that spells arrogance. His overbearing in attitude just sucks. They could not help but compare him with the other actor (OA) who is also a client. OA is charming and definitely a lot friendlier than DA by a mile. And to top it all, OA is the bigger star than DA, also by a mile. Both OA and DA work in the same network where OA is highly prized.

Has success gotten into DA's head that he thinks he can always get away behaving in such a cocky manner? Well, good for him that he is now working out to get in shape again. Wasn't it just a few months ago when a photograph of him came out, flabs and all, that people thought he was going to ruin himself in a big fashion event?

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