If there was one word to describe my previous weekend, it’d be “SWEET!”
Sweet stuff, anyone? 😀
Why? Simply because I attended one of Summit Media‘s biggest events of the year: The Candy Fair 2011! CANDY = SWEET! Get it? Hahaha! 😉
my childhood friend Meeko, her sister Mariella, and yours truly
Candy Magazine has been a part of my life since 2002, when I got my hands on my very first issue (it was the July 2002 issue)! However, it started to become a BIG part of my life in 2008 when I was chosen to be one of the members of the Candy Council of Cool 9 (CoC 9), wherein I instantly became a CONTRIBUTING WRITER in my own right for my beloved teen magazine! From then on, I never stopped and my life just got sweeter and sweeter… 😀
Anyway, the Candy Fair is held every year (around September or October) and this is my third time to attend it. I started going in 2008, and the only time I missed it was in 2009 — during the Ondoy incident! Obviously, I really had no choice. 😦 Thankfully, the Fair is an annual event and this year, I went with my childhood friend Meeko and her sister Mariella.
certified Candy Girls 😉
Who’s who? 😛
Aside from that, the Fair also serves as a “reunion” place for friends and of course, a place to make new friends! And last weekend, I was able to do both:
with my fellow CoC 9 member, CJ Alayon 🙂
with CoC 10’s Jeselle Villegas 😉
with Jesselle’s friend and my NEW friend, Paty Tabas 😀
And of course, no Candy Fair will be complete without…
FUN ACTIVITIES/BOOTHS
No stamp; no entry.
Candie’s temporary tats
Yay for MILK TEA! Yay for Bubble Tea!
Happy milk tea drinker!!! 😀
nail art
my Christmas-themed nails
definitely, THUMBS UP! 😉
Meeko won a prize! 😀
Thanks, SkinWhite! Heehee.
CANDY CUTIES
The winning photo!!! Ayiieee! ♥
They’re so lucky they still have all their TEEN YEARS to enjoy! Haha!
Speaking of Candy Cuties, I had my eye on a particular Cutie but I felt so OLD I passed on the opportunity to have my picture taken with him! Sayaaang! Ayan tuloy, sobrang nagsisisi ang lola niyo! And when I say “lola“… well, bahala na nga kayo! Hahaha! But fine, his name’s Francis Salvador — so Francis, if you happen to read this, this is me saying HI!!! 😀 (Hays, iba talaga umasa ang mga lola! Wahahahaha!)
CELEBRITIES
Dino Imperial and Myx VJ Janine Ramirez
The hosts
Elmo Magalona
James Reid
For more celebrities at the Candy Fair 2011, click here;
for Candy’s tribute to the late Candy Cutie AJ Perez, click here.
And oh, before I forget, my friend UNION JACK was also present at the Fair! I saw several girls sporting their Union Jack-inspired bags, tops, and whatnot. At syempre, isa na’ko sa mga ‘yon! REPRESENT!!!
hugging my friend (Union) Jack! 😉
I was so happy I was THIS|CLOSE to approaching every girl I saw — I wanted to ask where they bought their Union Jack-inspired whatever, and even take their pictures! But of course, the Lady (ehem!) tried her best to still be ladylike. So no, I didn’t do those. What I did, however, was just smile… and smile… and smile… and keep asking myself, “sa’n niya kaya nabili ‘yon?” Hay.
To sum things up, I’ve been a Candy Girl for almost a decade now! 😀 And even though I’m not a teen anymore (alam naaa!), I know in my heart that I’ll always be one (or at least FEEL like one! Heehee.) ♥
Simply put:
Once a Candy Girl, ALWAYS a Candy Girl!
Candy Girl Mika
See you at the next year’s fair, fellow Candy Girls!!! 😀
MIKAtolika 