the stars are lining up for the asian tourist at fashion week.

wow. so it's been a LONG time since i've last blogged. but my schedule has been hectic! in a fantabulous way :)

so the 9 days ate abbey spent with us here in australia was the best 9 days i'd had in a very long time. we hadn't seen each other in almost 7 years and it was just sooooo good for us all to be together again! to be honest, when she first walked out to meet us at the airport, it took a while for me to realise that it was her! i knew it was her but obviously she looked a little different from years ago. and i found myself feeling the need to get used to her personality again. getting used to the way she laughed etc. but it's ok. 2 hours later, it was like we'd never been apart :)

it was 9 days of pure bliss, delicious food, lots of driving, non-stop walking, and never-ending sightseeing of sydney. i'm proud to say i turned into an asian tourist in those 9 days!

we look at her holiday here in australia as a beginning of future family reunions to be held in places other than the philippines haha. we skyped with the philippines almost every night and call me crazy, but it was like the whole clan was together.

definitely had an amazing time and i already miss her to bits!

the next day after she flew back to new zealand, i went straight to work promoting the 2010 rosemount sydney fashion festival. this was to be the beginning of what was to become the most amazing fashion high i have ever been involved in so far.

21st-28th august 2010 marked many fun moments in my fashion life.

moments like getting to work with different models, some major divas, some quiet ones, but most of whom actually made me feel better about myself because they showed me that they're normal people who munch on pringles and go home to do their laundry.

i was also working in the same rooms as well-known australian personalities such as miss universe 2004 jennifer hawkins, miss australia 2006 erin mcnaught, australian fashion designer alex perry, american socialite nicky hilton etc.

as much as i was excited to be in the same place as these people, admittedly i was more excited when i was given the opportunities to work with the backstage manager and/or head dresser. to me, that was what i went there to do.

i've had the most awesome month this year. it's all happening. one contact leads to the other.

half of the time, it's who you know. not what you know.

wish me luck on my endeavours!

love always, me.