My Other Calling

I used to do make-up for Metro magazine. Not too many people know this. My most memorable shoot was with Mr. Jim Paredes. He was our photographer for the Metro Magazine’s Millennium Bodies issue. Mr. Paredes complimented my work on this baller that had a really, REALLY bad breakout on his face. After taking a quick peek through his lens to check how the guy looked, he gave me a gentle pat on the back and whispered, “good job!”. Modesty aside, it really was good. It wasn’t easy though. But his skin was flawless! So before Dr. Belo, there was me. Hahaha! Just kidding. Anyway, Just when I finally got my big break, ill luck stuck me…well, actually it was more of stupidity (on my part). 5 years ago, at the "zenith" of my career, I lost my make-up box. I left it inside a taxi cab. Yes. I sh!t you not. - My extensive collection of eye-shadows from Shu-Uemura, MAC, Make-up Forever…gone. - My brand new Chanel foundations…gone. - My loose powders and concealers, a wide variety for light, medium and dark skin tones…gone. -Lipsticks, lipliners,… the list goes on. …all GONE. I wanted to die. It shook me to my very core. Why? I just lost around 6 digits worth of top-of-the-line maquillage, that’s why. I lost part of my life…part of my future. I swore off doing make-up. I was so traumatized I never bought that much stuff anymore. Just the bare necessities. About 5 eyeshadows, 3 lipsticks, one foundation, etc. Just what I need for my shows, my personal use. I stopped accepting clients and turned down numerous shoots for Metro and other magazines. But that was 5 years ago. Several of my friends have been wheedling me to give this career another shot. With statements such as, “dancing is not forever”, “I can take you in our team and we’ll do commercials together”, etc, etc. After carefully contemplating on it for years, I have finally decided to give it a go again. Thank you my dear hana for getting me the MAC make-up box for Christmas. That’s a good start. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hotlegs will be so busy this year. A concert in Feb and a new reality t.v. show. Forgot the title (something like, "Dance Superstar"). The premise: a search for the nation’s top dancer(s). Somewhat like American Idol, but for dancers. The Hotlegs style will be one of the groups (there are 4 other professional premiere dance groups) that the contestants will attempt to achieve/ reach. This ain’t your mama’s dance show. Expect to see excellent performances from us, the 3 other dance groups, and with a bit of luck, from the contestants as well. Hehe! :) At this point, 2005 looks really bright. Thank you, God!