The Unveiling of Eyecandy (Finally!)

It's been a long time coming. And as the saying goes, "Save the best for last." I do hope this does justice to all the waiting readers, may it indeed be the best or not. Regardless, you are about to see what I finally look like.

The idea behind this photoshoot was a hodge-podge of themes. Primarily, I thought of taking a cue from the hit teleseryes of ABS-CBN, particularly "Agua Bendita" and "Rubi". Having the colors red and blue in mind, I then realized to why not just incorporate all the colors of the Philippine flag? I am a PROUD PINAY after all. So, here goes.

AGUA

Seen here is the character AGUA from the show "Agua Bendita". JOKE! (The camera added 40 lbs).

Hello WORLD, this is me, Eyecandy, with no make up and fancy outfits whatsoever. As you can see, I am a chubby-lita, and a chinita. At talagang inuna ko ang pool scene devah! Haha. Well, I figured it's better to first see me in my rawest form before I go ahead and project in the next photos. And there you go. (grabe, I'm so nervous right now) I'm not entirely like the character "Agua" in the hit TV show. But I am kind and humble as needed. Otherwise, I then turn to....

RUBI

Fierce. Sultry. HOT.

With my friends, I am all smiles and gay. But I also have a fierce side made up of high heels, eyeliners, mascarra and a pout. Red is my favorite color and I am addicted to having my eyebrow make-up perfect since I believe that our eyebrows frame the windows to our souls (I am great fan of beauty therapist, Damone Roberts). However, of all that days that I should forget to bring my make-up brushes, it was during this photoshoot day! Ugh.

How do I fare with "Rubi"? Well, friends say that I have a knack for being seductive and having indeed a sultry side. But that is actually reserved for the "right guy" who will be very, VERY lucky. LOL.

"THE 10th MUSE"

Greek Goddess.

(The outfit is a Zara gown purchased fro Haraj at 5SAR. and the silver necklace is an ALDO sale item at 10SAR.)

I happen to love literature and arts, the Earth and all of our human experiences. I took up AB Communication Arts in UP Los Banos, Majoring in Speech and Minor in Theater Arts. Twirls of prose and heaps of histrionic endeavors are my cup of tea. I like the idea that a thought or an experience can be expressed in a colorful manner and that despite the realities of life being black and white, people of all sorts can paint it otherwise. I have been known to make people smile with my sharing of little life lessons and have inspired/helped them in one way or another. It is in that light that I can see myself as a Greek Muse. I would consider myself as Melpomene (muse of tragedy) for if it were not for tragedies, people would have no will to triumph. Chos!

RAY of SUNSHINE

Can you guess why I'm called "Eyecandy"?

We're in the final stretch folks. And there goes the last set. A spring/summer ensemble matched with a perfect accessory: a smile. That's why I've dubbed myself as "Eyecandy." I'm an "eyecandy" because of my smile. I smile at most people I meet, old or new. I make it a point to smile at strangers too, especially kabayans, no matter what their social status. I am a firm believer that it doesn't matter whether a person is tall or short, fat or thin, if he or she does not SMILE and smiles for others, he/she is not beautiful at all. I am beautiful, therefore I smile. And besides, a smile is the universal symbol for peace, love and happiness and I think we should carry it and share it wherever we go.

That's it! I'm finally done unveiling! Now we can publish the rest of our draft posts! Hahaha. Our Editor-in-Chief wanted me to finish this pronto since I've been holding it off for the longest time evar. I've been a very busy girl kasi lately eh. But I hope you enjoyed this post. :)

The Pink Tarha Team are now all unveiled!

The Pink Tarha Team

(Taken last August 2009)

Cheers!

-ec-

The Unveiling of Shoegarfreeruby

Now that we’ve seen M’s glamourous unveiling, we continue with our month-long surprises of our anniversary. Sana hindi naman kaya masyado ma-surprise. Hinga muna ako ng malalim. Okay, here goes…

Hello everyone! I am Shoegarfreeruby. My PT name rooted from my love for “shoes” and my mom’s name “Ruby”, in her loving memory.

Let me start by briefly giving you a background of myself. The rest of the PT ladies consider me as their “ate”. Being the eldest by age, they have tolerated my absence to most of their gimmicks and night-outs due to domestic duties. Among them, I am the only one who’s married (to a wonderful man who has tolerated my frantic shoe purchases *ehem* most of the time). With priorities at hand, forgive me for not having an active FB account! I maybe your typical quiet lady but definitely not uninteresting…

What makes this unveiling special for me is that inspite of my hesitation to do it at first, I did it to thank our readers out there. The girls convinced me to finally unveil. After this, doon ko lang na-realize na nakakapagod pa lang mag-photoshoot, whew!

With mama's only baby... Betchay.

I could not remember how my love for shoes started. It’s the first thing I notice in people. On the other hand, it’s also what I want people to notice first in me. On a deeper sense, my attachment to shoes bring back fond memories and evoke emotion. I remember vividly how my husband’s red and grey Nike shoes looked like the first time I met him, or my favorite pair I wore almost everyday as a kid until they bore a hole and fell apart. If you’ll ask me to choose between shoes or travel, I’ll say shoes without hesitation.

I love everything from the old, classic, cheap, colorful, extravagant, ugly and outrageous.
Shoes from Topshop, H&M, New Look, Bershka, Bally, Minna Parikka, Melissa, 9 West, Steve Madden, MNG, Adidas by Stella Mccartney, Zara, Charles & Keith, Vincci and Trod

I have never tried counting my shoes, since it's a useless effort. Secret lang natin ito ha, but I have tried hiding some of them from my hubby. Trick is to bring the shoes without the box and put them inside your bag, so always bring a huge purse. Disclaimer lang, I’m not encouraging you to do it. I also love how shoes here are not subject to rain, mud or other environmental factors, unlike in the Philippines. You can preserve them easily in this part of the world, LOL.

So what else do I love aside from shoes? Well, I love to cook. I cook most Filipino dishes we all love. As someone who hails from a province of good food (Pampanguenia ini!), I grew up enjoying even the weirdest and most exotic delicacies of our place like binurong mustasa, binurong hipon (yes, the smelly kind) and stuffed frogs.

Aside from my love for cooking, is my love for teaching kids. There is something about honing characters and being an influence to them that I enjoy and treasure very much. I still dream of becoming a teacher one day. Journaling is also my favorite stress reliever. Jotting down my wishlists, thoughts and memories give me a sense of peace. I have kept a journal for every year of my stay in the Kingdom since 2002.

Nawili lola niyo sa kapo-pose.

I just hope that I did not bore you with all these. It was nice meeting you all! What’s next for The Pink Tarha aside from the much-awaited unveiling of “E”? You’ll never know, TPT might expand on maternity fashion in the near future, LOL! To our beloved readers, my heartfelt thanks for supporting us on our first year. Cheers to more fun and exciting entries to come!

Special thanks and acknowledgment:
Photos by: Jim M. and Poy P.
PA, Stylist and creative director rolled into one: Poy P.

The Unveiling of Maryhadalittlehump

Here's another Anniv Special entry! Because you asked for it, we're UNVEILING!!! First up is our resident good girl, Maryhadalittlehump (M)! You'll find out in this (M's comeback entry) why there's never a dull moment when this Pink Tarha lady is around. Ladies and gentlemen, we, Sundrenched, Eyecandy, and Shogarfreeruby proudly present to you our very own sassy and sexy girl, M!

Hello kingdom, hello world! (eka nga ni Toni G.)

Anyway, do you still remember me guys? I hope so. Kasi if you don't remember me, heartbreaking naman yun (talaga naman!).

Before I begin my unveiling, I would like to take this chance to apologize because I've been gone for almost five months. I became super busy (with reason po) that I haven't shared anything to you, our dear readers (admitted ko po yun). Still I want to greet myself and the three ladies a cheerful and a blissful one year anniv!

Some readers and FB fans say it's time for Sundrenched, Shoegarfreeruby, Eyecandy and myself to unveil. I agree! Because it's our first year anniversary, we will grant your requests and wishes. I believe this is really the best time. I'm the first one among the remaining veiled "tarhas" who'll reveal my true identity sa madlang people (with pictures pa...). Consider this as my first entry for the year 2010. I'm delighted to introduce myself to you!

See, time has passed by swiftly and we never imagined we'll reach this phase in our blogging life, kaya eto na ayaw ko nang patagalin pa.....

My real name starts with the letter "M," same as the one I use for blogging. If you're really smart then you should have guessed it already. ;)

About me? Bottomline is, I'm a simple girl.

I'm a homebody, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I do not go out. It's just that I love to stay and hang out with my family and relatives in our house. I do love shopping especially if I have extra money (grabe, automatic yan pag may datung, kindatan ko lang si erpat dadalhin na niya ako sa favorite mall ko, sa Riyadh Gallery. =p). I will buy anything that I want (kahit hindi naka-sale as long as I like it). I do not wear make-up for I believe that I'm too pretty to have it na (hahaha.. kidding!). Seriously I'm allergic to it, feeling ko kasi nagkaka-pimples ako pag nagme-make up e, pero pag kailangan maglagay, tinitiis ko... (the pains of beauty!) =p

I do not have a collection of anything but I make sure that if someone gave me something, I keep and save them in my secret box. I'm not particular in what kind or type of clothes i wear as long as it fits my mood (then walang problema, basta dampot lang sa closet and then kalas!).

I'm a fanatic of Koreanovelas! The last koreanovela that made me crazy was Boys Over Flowers. I even watched it thrice in Youtube! I slept at 3am just to see this koreanovela's ending. Even in my dreams, nakikita ko si Jun-Pyo!

I love to eat food that are commonly sold in the streets like tukneneng, fishball at squidball (sana nga meron sa Riyadh nito eh). Grabe favorite ko mga yan! Sobrang addicted din ako sa Choco Baby. Kaya kong ubusin sa isang araw ang dalawang pakete nyan (kaya naman sa mga babalik ng Riyadh dyan, baka pwede namang pasalubungan n'yo ako!).

Guess how many cups of rice ang kaya kong ubusin sa isang upuan lang? If gutom na gutom, I can finish 2 cups. I eat rice almost everyday. It is staple in my meals (walang diet diet!). Hindi ako sanay pag walang kanin. Malakas din ako kumain ng shawarma. I can eat 2 shawarmas in a day. I do not drink coffee but as time goes by parang nahahawa ako sa co-PT ladies ko, whaaaa... nakakapagkape na ako... congratulations to me! =p

I'm a very happy person at makulet talaga ako ha. The smallest things can make me laugh. Yung iba, akala nila snob ako pero di naman e... I have a lot of acquaintances but few of them I consider as my true friends.

I also read books pero di nga lang novels. I'm very much interested with out of this world and sci-fi stories. I also love Listverse.com, which was introduced to me by Eyecandy.

And guys eto malamang hindi kayanin ng iba pero... I dream of visiting Wowowee. Not just to see Willie but to play in the Hep Hep Hooray at kuhanin ang jackpot! Oooopppss... I forgot to share that I have my new job na at mag 3 months na po and to this day, I'm trying to be independent and for that I am very proud of myself.

Since i do not have anything more to say about myself, it's time for me to share my photos without cover (hahaha, makikita nyo na ako at mala-model ang lola ninyo, nag effort talaga ako dyan ha!)

(with my sister on the third photo)

MARYHADALITTLEHUMP of THE PINK TARHA LADIES

At last, I unveiled MYSELF and you already know who's the person behind the name Maryhadalittlehump. O siguro naman di na kayo magtataka kung bakit yan ang blogname ko! =p

Watch out for the two remaining "veiled" tarhas!

Hmmm... who's next? Exciting!!!

*Photos taken by Bong M of Riyadh. Wardrobe: New Look & Zara.

~ mary ~