Flair Candy Hannah

*using HTC Chacha’s 5 megapixel camera on low light condition at Opus. It has built-in flash but I didn’t use it in the photo above. No post-processing done picture as is

The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do. I don’t think I will be where I am now if I didn’t stop to look fear in the face.  I used to have stage fright, but I really love dancing and performing and so I had to overcome it. [...]

*because stars are meant to shine I am inviting everyone to our Pole Recital “Stellar” on June 4 2011, 7pm at Teatrino Theater and Bar, Greenhills. We just had our general rehearsal yesterday night – and OH EM GEE! You would want to watch this show that won’t happen again (probably in the next 6 [...]

Surfing is definitely one of the sports that is fun to capture. Every photo you take has something to do with how the waves form, how your subject performs his tricks and of course – luck and timing! After you get a really good capture, it’s all worth it! Show your subject your gnarly photo [...]

I can say I’m a late bloomer.  I mean, I could have done all these things earlier – dancing, makeup, fashion and sewing!  But instead, I took a route to the corporate world first.  Not that I regretted ever studying Accounting and working for a corporation… I think all of that was meant to be [...]

Disneyland is all about happiness and magic!  What better way to celebrate a lovely day than to watch the Disney in the Stars Fireworks Display at night?  Disneyland shows fireworks display everyday at around 8pm to wrap up the day. I love fireworks and I’m always amazed at the art of pyrotechnics!  Disney fireworks are [...]

Everyone knows that I’m simply a beach person!  I’d love to imagine myself at the beach even when I’m in a busy city.  Since I daydream about the beach so often, and I dream so much about it… I sometimes find myself in one! One day I woke up and found myself in one of [...]

Happy 5th anniversary Hong Kong Disneyland! 5 years ago, Disneyland officially opened in Hong Kong!  This meant a lot to us Filipinos because we don’t have to go all the way to the US to experience the magical world of Disneyland.  Hong Kong is just 2 hours away from the Philippines and this meant, more [...]

I must say, I am so reluctant to admit that at my 25 years of being here in the Philippines, I haven’t been to one of the most beautiful places in my home country – Palawan. I have heard the many good things people say about this place but sadly, some sad events happened too [...]

*photo credits to dkeats under creative commons license. The 7,107 islands of the Philippines sit on what some consider the “center of global marine biodiversity”, and more dive enthusiasts are catching on. With its abundance of wildlife, the Philippines is a biodiversity hotspot in its entirety, one of only a few countries in the world [...]

Hi guys, I’ve been very busy lately going on trips and stuff  I say life is love… but also, I’m getting broke from all these trips  oh well, I just say… work harder (and smarter) so that I can go and travel more Oh well I was really worried that I won’t enjoy the Bohol [...]

USummer is just around the corner and so is the RISQ Grand Summer Fashion Show! RISQ Grand Summer Fashion Show will gather together the country’s best young designers to present their summer creations. On March 4 at the World Trade Center, 10 young designers will reveal whether they can take their place among the country’s [...]

Last Friday, I got invited to the launch of Thunderbird Resort’s Event Center in Binangonan Rizal.  I had fun being on the bus to and fro the venue for 2 hours with other bloggers.  We had to travel about 2 hours to Thunderbird Resort Rizal (traffic) and 1 hour heading back to Manila (no traffic). [...]

I cried when Spain dazzled me with their finale.  It was so magical!  I never would have thought something this beautiful is possible.  You have to see it yourself to believe it.  I attached a video capturing Spain’s Finale of the Pyro musical Fireworks competition.  It looks lovely in videos, but having all of those [...]

I have wanted many things, and started many things – but I don’t finish it.  This year, my resolution is to be more disciplined and finish what I started.  I think this whole project 365 will help me own the word “Discipline”. 2010 did great things for me.  I feared somehow that I won’t be [...]

Hey guys, here’s one unique Valentine’s Day gift idea for your loved ones! Transform your memorable photos into art and have your pictures put into canvass!  Me and Vince just had our picture taken and transformed it into pop-art, cartoons and we had it transferred to a canvass http://buyanihan.com cool isn’t it? ^_^ You can [...]

It’s the 16th Annual Hot Air Balloon and it usually happens during Valentine’s Day season. It was an awesome experience for me last year.  I love road tripping and we drove all the way to Clark as early as 3:30 am just to avoid traffic and lines in the ticketing area.  Believe me, there will [...]

Merry Christmas to everyone!  To all my readers, friends, family, colleagues, online friends and Plurk friends Happy Holidays and I wish you all a very lovely day. Everyone is with families and loved ones now celebrating face to face or online to those who are away.  It’s time for Christmas cards, gifts, get-togethers and movie [...]

Last Halloween, I decided to dress up as Pikachu and Vince as my Pokemon trainer – Ash Ketchum. So, How did I do it? First of all, the yellow bra and the yellow skirt were two things that I just bought in Divisoria.  I was scouting for either a skirt or shorts.  If you are [...]

Today is World AIDS day and I recognize the need for the Philippines to be informed about delicate topics that people are uneasy to talk about.  This mysterious disease is REAL and so are the danger it poses to us, our friends and family.  Please read through, be informed and share to everyone.  It is [...]

It was my first time riding the cable car going to Ngong Ping 360 village and the price of $219 for the crystal cable car (glass bottom) with 2 themed attractions (monkey story and Buddha story) was all worth it.  You get to ride the cable car for 25 minutes and you will pass by [...]

Day 2 in Hong Kong and we woke up late we roamed around central, tried out some awesome restaurants in Wellington street, shopped at H&M and went to Victoria Peak via the Peak Tram.  I swear, I could never get used to the 45 degree slope upwards and downwards (that’s what she said).  I still [...]

One of the biggest, most obvious physical change in my body when I was transitioning from being a teeny bopper to a lady is my chest.  It changed my life!  On fifth grade, I had my first sign of transition – menstruation!   I think I was the first among my classmates that had one and [...]

First of all, I would like to say thanks to the friends who helped me win the Rev and Rave contest: Mica, Jehz, Ada, Kristel, Angela, Stephen and of course Vince You guys rock!!! Also thanking Singapore Airlines, Singapore Tourism Board and Stratworks and all the Rev and Rave partners for making this all possible [...]

This is another backlog But, I still want to blog about it anyway.  I kinda stopped pursuing my passion for photography.  I got discouraged because I don’t have enough moolah to buy enough gears for my photography.  But, what the heck.  Looking back, I realized I didn’t need those for now.  The camera that I [...]

Check it out guys… I believe you have noticed the new layout of my blog FlairCandy.com  I have been planning this since January 2010!  But I didn’t have any really nice pictures to update the background.  So, first things first, I though of having a photo shoot!  Who says photo shoots are only for magazines [...]

I do what I do best… Cam-whore! Warning: Do not cam-whore when driving! Only cam-whore on the car when 1. you’re on the passenger seat 2. the driver is not disturbed by your cam-whore activity 3. or when the car stops No Photoshop (coz I dunno how to ~_~), only make-up but not too much

My Dream Board We were tasked to cut out images from magazines and post them on our dream board.  It’s called the “I Believe” board.  It must have our perfect things, our dreams and anything that reminds us of ourselves and what we want to accomplish.  I can explain why Marc Nelson is there on [...]

When I got addicted to surfing, I would always go to La Union every weekend to surf and catch some gnarly waves.  People going to Urbiztondo beach to surf would usually pass by the Macho temple.  Every time we do pass by, we’d feel that we are near the beach already.  It’s our landmark actually [...]

Right… Me, and butterfly photography! I know I’m not really a hardcore photographer but I have patience… If you would have seen me inside that butterfly garden, you would see sweat dripping down my back and everywhere… Now, that sounds disgusting!  But I am a very determined woman! I did not really have macro lenses [...]

Pindangan was derived from the Ilocano word “Pindang” which is a traditional method of drying fish in the locality.  Pindangan is also the name of the settlement between the two sitios San Vicente de Balanac and San Guillermo de Dalangdang.  Both sitios were desiring for mutual protection against their assailants, pirates and headhunters trhough Fr. [...]

This has probably been one of the most relaxing vacations I have ever had.  It must be the scenic view, the clean facade, the ocean, the trees,the green grass and the many facilities that made my stay so pleasurable.  If you too are looking for a relaxing getaway and you want to get out of [...]

I was invited to Thunderbird Resorts to experience Luxury and Santorini right here in the Philippines!  As you all know, Santorini, Greece is one of the places I really want to go to.  Watching Mama Mia and The Traveling Pants just made me want to go there more. I’m lucky I live in the Philippines!  [...]

Warning: very long post Profiles 10 Bloggers, 4 Destinations, 10 SLRs and a whole lot of fun! Featuring the 10 bloggers from Malaysia who travelled Northern Luzon, Philippines.  Backpacking, with style! *click on the thumbnails to get directed to their blogs profile pics just taken from your facebooks Manila *all of my photos from Manila [...]

I have been surfing for a while.  I am so addicted to it that I thought of staying in La Union for one whole month just to surf and surf and surf Anyway, despite the fact that I have had many surf trips, I don’t consider myself a true surfer yet.  I know how to [...]

Day 6 of the Vaseline Road Trip of a lifetime. It just sank in… it’s our last day… I’m going to miss the girls and all who went with us. Here are the memories captured of our last day in Baguio. The day started with us girls walking along pine trees From shorts, skirts and [...]

I havent’t been here in ages.  Last time I was here was when I was 8 years old i think. Anyway, it’s so nice here… So cool… and it’s just really a nice place to relax. The weather is cool… I was even surprised that a lot of people are living here.  There are houses [...]

Morning Shoot Wake up in the morning feeling like P.Diddy… grabbed my glasses I’m out the door I’m gonna hit Vigan City. Before I leave, brush my teeth with a tube of Pepsodent. ‘Coz when I leave for Vigan, I ain’t comin’ back (yet). Applyin’ Vaseline on my skin, skin… Getting ready for the road [...]

Vaseline Road Trip Day 2 Breakfast, Golf, ATV, Fort Ilocandia Lunch at La Preciosa Malacanang of the North and Paoay Lake Paoay Church Marcos Museum Dinner at Sitio Remedios   Breakfast, Golf, ATV, Fort Ilocandia It was a beautiful morning.  I love bread and that’s basically what I had at breakfast at Fort Ilocandia.  I [...]

Summary: Touchdown Laoag Fort Ilocandia Lunch Buffet Fort Ilocandia Room St William Cathedral, Sinking Bell Tower, Tobacco Monument La Moda Panceteria Fort Ilocandia, Carabao, Waves, Pool, Beach   Touchdown Laoag We met at the NAIA 2 Departure area at 7:30 am.  Our flight to Laoag was at 9:30 am.  We arrived in Laoag at around [...]

A few days ago, I received a very special invite to embark on a fun road trip with two other bloggers.  Of course, I am very happy to know I will be having a Flair Adventure with two Flair Bloggers! *ehemz, ehemz* who could they be? It’s a secret I won’t tell yet… Don’t worry, [...]

I explained how I am when I get drunk on my blog post on my personal blog here. You’ll know I’ve had a little to much alcohol when I take crappy photos. Herewith attached, are the evidences:     me and my friend Aaron are blue if I were green I would die lol me [...]

The latest pictures on Day 2 Celebrity Games playing Frisbee with Derek Ramsay and the Hotties To upload videos soon… if only bandwidth here in Bora is fast ^_^ [flickr album=72157623919315378 num=50 size=Medium]

I was really really bad at makeup before. It was such a waste since my aunts and my mom LOVE makeup so much that they buy almost every cool makeup there is in the world.  I often find makeup just scattered around and I played with it when I was a kid.  My mom would [...]

I covered the first pyromusical event before and blogged about it here.  At that time, I was on the grounds and I received VIP tickets to cover it. Then just last Sunday, Valerie and Paul invited us to watch the pyromusical on a yacht   It’s the same yacht that has been known recently for [...]

This is Lewis Hamilton walking around the Singapore F1 Track. In this picture, you can only see a part of his leg and arm… I wasn’t able to get a good picture that was because I was so STARSTRUCK like I just **froze** there for like 5 seconds **faints**

Wilson street in Greenhills area has been one of my favorite stop-over for delicious food.  Once we went to Luna and enjoyed the Filipino-Spanish fusion cuisine there.  Fran, a foodie, recommended us to visit “Everything at Steak” for a very delicious experience at a very affordable price, without the quality of taste being compromised. (Now [...]

Thanks to Winston of batangyagit.com for honoring me VIP tickets to the first ever International Pyromusical Competition held at SM Mall of Asia.  I swear!  The traffic was really bad!  Not only cars, but people!  It’s traffic everywhere… It was Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year at the same time and people were off to [...]

This is just a preview… more pictures to come! Happy Heart’s Season and Happy Chinese New Year!!!

I don’t think my outfit is ready for the battlefield… If I’d go to war now, I would be the first one dead… At least I would die pretty ^_^ SMILE!

Today is just the perfect day for a colorful adventure!  It’s Valentine’s day and Chinese New Year at the same time!  To add up to the flavour,  The last day of the 15th Annual Hot Air Balloon Festival 2010 happens today! Vince and I packed our gears at around 2am.  We have to thank Sony [...]

On Candy and Make-Up I usually don’t buy my own make up.  I make use of whatever my mom and her sisters have.  They have tons of make-up from different brands that could kill my wallet and credit card and buy them myself.  I’d be exposed to these brands just because of them. A lot [...]

How many of you have seen me wearing Jeans? Yeah, not a lot huh… in fact I can’t remember the last time I wore jeans.  I think I haven’t worn one in the year 2009. What is usually my outfit when I go to events? — That’s right… I either wear a skirt and a [...]

All I wanted to do was to sit on the beach and relax. It’s been way too long since I had my last vacation. I miss the ocean, the sunset, the sand and the fresh air. That’s exactly what I needed to do, refresh myself. I needed to refresh my mind, my body and my [...]

To my non-Filipino friends and readers, I will share to you one popular Christmas tradition here in the Philippines. To my Filipino folks, may this remind you of our beautiful festive culture.

After the Nestle Fitnesse program, we headed to Cava Somerset for the project Headshot.  One of the best things about being a blogger is that you can reach to people and influence them.  And, if you know me, I’m a pro-environment person.  So when we were asked to choose our advocacy, that will be shown [...]

This is not my first time really. A friend taught me how to ride the basics before but they totally assisted me while I was on the board and I always had a “tukod” before. This night was actually my first time to “ride” it alone! Thanks to Vince of WhenInManila.com for being my lao [...]

This is not intended to be a birthday gift but I consider it as one! In Singapore we met a new friend named Ming and we had this IM conversation. Ming: Do you draw? Me: I sketch before… My Dad was a good artist, he can draw me as a cartoon figure in my childhood [...]

My 70-300mm came in handy… too bad I used this to take pictures on the final day of the event. I was to sick to function. I could have captured more awesome candids…

I used my nikon D40 plus 70-300mm…  I need to buy a new body in the next 2 years… meanwhile the manual focus is kind of a hassle… but if I ihave a D90 perhaps I would have the autofocus working for me…  anyway, my manual focus is not bad take a look at the [...]

Since I have a D40 body and I bought a non-VR lens, I need to get used to doing manual focus. Auto focus is much of a big help but the pros lived without it before XD Many don’t like this lens and reviews say, it’s better to buy the auto focus one (with VR) [...]