Employer Calls after Christmas Day

I went to bed at around 7:11 AM, so that means... that I would wake up in the afternoon, right???!!!

Ok, around 3 PM, there was this employer who called me on my mobile phone telling me that I have a job interview at around 9 to 10 AM. Oh my gosh! My first call!!! Then they told me it's at Makati ~ Oh my gosh!!! It's so far away!!!

Anyway, I applied at Jobstreet.com... and the photo will show you how desperate I am for a job!!!

 Yup! I applied for 43 positions in several companies within a span of 3 days!

So far, I had 2 employer calls and I think about 3 or 4 text messages... all inviting for interviews. I specifically like the last one because the locations is just at Pasig... I mean, I don't want to go all the way to Makati every day just to work... because I'm not willing to spend more than PHP 100 (a little over USD 2) per day.

Anyway, I will be ironing my customer/technical support representative clothes for the coming week... and hopefully, one of them buys it and lures me in ~ auto hire!!! I just wish that if I will be in the BPO industry again, I just wish that it's in a non-voice account... because I don't speak well ~ just check my YouTube videos and find out for yourself! =)

Pre-Employment Requirements and Contingency Plans

I will continue to search for a job... promise!!! I just can't do a walk-in application with only my NBI clearance renewal fee. As I have posted just recently on my Facebook page, I wish that my previous company will allow me to claim my half-month salary plus 13th month pay since I have completed my clearance 6 weeks ago. I could have done my clearance about 2 to 3 weeks prior to that... but I was sick!!! Question: Why do I always get sick after employment, is there such a mystery???!!!

Anyway, I will be calling [Previous company] later because I really need to know if I can claim my pay... I mean, pre-employment requirements are not affordable... the NBI clearance, the pre-employment interviews and all that jazz have to be carefully planned. Argh!!! Anyway, that's part of the working life, right???!!!

So, what have I learned from working in the call center industry... or basically anything else???!!! I should save at least 1 month salary (preferably 2 or 3 months) just in case I will have an abrupt termination all over again, or in case I get sick... so I don't have to rely on my parents or my aunt for check-up fees.

Anyway, I hope that before December ends, an employer will call me for a pre-qualifying and a final interview and that by this coming January, I can start working right away!!!

Armand Félj... Makeup Tutorials on YouTube???!!!

I'm not sure if you have watched some of my YouTube videos, but there are some people who said that I have 'great' skin, 'great' eyebrows... so on and so forth. But the truth is ~ I don't have those... I am just enhanced by the invention called... makeup!!!

For me, makeup isn't meant to entirely change what you look like...

For those of you who didn't know, I started using cosmetics during my sophomore year in high school... and that was the most terrible experience I had. Since there was no YouTube, no tutorials online... I pretty much love caking it on and say that I am flawless!!! But everything has changed over the span of about 10 years!!! =D

 I am not a makeup artist ~ so expect that I bloop some times!!!

Anyway, just to give you info: I am not a person who typically wears a fully furnished face all day!!! That's not me!!! I like have a moisturizer on, some powder, light blush, curled lashes, clear mascara, slightly darkened brows... and that's pretty much it!!! There are times I'm only using moisturizer and powder!!!

 I prefer looking like I don't wear makeup!!!

Anyway, I see beauty gurus who keep on rambling about M·A·C, Bobbi Brown, Make Up Forever, Shu Uemura, and the list goes on ~ and for us Filipinos, it takes about one-fourth of our salary to use those... plus you can only buy those on high end department stores like Rustans!!!

You don't need to drain your entire bank account to buy a bottle of foundation...

About Armand Félj on makeup???!!! Well, I believe that you don't have to spend an entire year's salary on buying M·A·C brushes or spending an entire pay check to buy one color of eyeshadow!!! So, what do I use???!!! Honestly, I use makeup you can buy from department stores of any malls, from drug stores, from supermarkets ~ but due to safety reasons, I do not buy from side street vendors or from bazaars (tiangge).

BE SAFE!!! Do not just buy affordable brands!!! Make sure that they are trustworthy, but affordable brands!!!

I learned from YouTube too, but not everything I watched from there helped me... I mean, not one method will work for anyone, right???!!! I have learned from them but I have my own way, too!!! I try to do shortcuts, and I do some which take time but give the best results!!!

How people apply their makeup is not for everyone!!! It differs, too!!! If you're sloppy or pristine!!!

I will be focusing as well on product reviews starting the last week of December (it's pretty much a busy week for me)... but I will make sure that I can do all of those without just slapping color over me!!!

Just a reminder: beauty is not always what is on the outside... the inside counts more!!!

I will be posting makeup toots soon... I know ~ the more haters right???!!! But at least amidst the hate, there are still people who look good on the outside... but as well in the inside!!! =D

Excuses... I Hate Them!!!

I know, everybody hates the freaking thing... but let me explain on my side ~ for today only!!!

The new 22-inch full HD monitor in full HD glory!!!

So, when I came home from an event, my brother wanted to install our new monitor because... our old monitor... you can't get anything done because the bottom is not viewable AT ALL!!!

So, I decided that we are going to give it a try... so, when I was moving the cables at the back of the PC... I suddenly touched a cat's [CENSORED!!!]!!! Gross!!! I hate it!!! After washing my hands of the disgusting thing, I just said to my brother that we have to do general cleaning... well ~ the computer area only.

So, we detached the PC, cleaned the rubber mat, cleaned everything and... well, removing the things we didn't need and at around 3:00 AM, we were done!!! Done like dinner!!!

Anyway, I was supposed to work out today ~ but my arms and my legs are ouch!!!

Music Video Preparation Day

Honestly, doing a hot music video under a tight budget of less than PHP 500.00 (USD 11.36) is a bust!!! The only things I have for making a music video is myself, a digital camera, a tripod, a curtain rod, a green screen, a laptop, my makeup and makeup brushes, and the computer I will edit the whole thing into.

MAKEUP

I will be sporting a smokey eye, contoured face, and a nude lip in one of the scenes... so lavish!!!

This will be the first time I have to make my makeup pristine and worth making a tutorial for (not really, unless requested). I have like done great foundation and concealer on my face but I have never actually tried putting on a smokey eye!!! I have like the concept just two days ago and I have to do it tomorrow!!! Wow!!! I have to make a perfectly glossy red lip!!! Whoo!!! I might not look like Kim Kardashian with her perfect smokey eye and cakey makeup... but I'll look for more inspiration.

SCENERY

Yup, there will be no actual scenery because we don't have that!!!

This is one thing I am actually worried about! It has been raining the past few days. I was supposed to film a part today, but due to the lighting conditions, I wasn't able to. Why lighting conditions??? I am filming under a tight budget, plus there is no scenery where I live. This is not the United States where you can shoot a video at your lawn... Here, you will have to go to the top of a mountain, go to a resort, or go to a province in order to get a view. I will be using a green screen to at least lessen the burden... so expect that it will kind of look odd.

MUSIC

Susan Boyle has talent... Armand Félj... no talent!!!

I don't know how to sing... well, at least I think that. I will not lip sync during the filming, I will sing it loud so it will look like I actually sang the song in the video... then I will just mute the video once I'm done!!! =)

Music Video Details!!! Part 1

I have been raving about this music video all week this week... but here's some extra ~ I didn't know that there was such a contest:

"Remember....It's time for a contest :o) I want to see a video of you or you and your friends singing "On Top of the World" You have until Dec 15th 2011 to submit your video. You can lip sync or you can sing for real....Number one thing is have fun with it. Then Winner will get all kinds of goodies and your video will officially go on my Youtube page for life :) I will open up my facebook page so that you can post your video here on Dec 1st 2011, so crack open those camera's and let me hear ya "On Top Of The World" Check out the music video"

So, I decided to make a music video for real... not just something I will sing or lip sync to!!! I will mix every thing I know of... makeup, music, pure nonsense!!! And best of all, I will try a thing or two if I know anything about choreography!!! I will just have fun instead of the agonizing wait for employer calls!!!

I need good lighting too!!! Got to look for it!!!

But just to give you an update: I will be shooting on a low budget! Believe it or not, a low budget!!! I just bought a large panel of green cloth for my backdrop and I will use chroma key filter with a trick or two here and there. My clothes, well ~ they aren't costumes... but kind of like business attire (I'll try to get it with the theme)... I will do outrageous makeup I have never done before!!! I will be doing smokey eyes, red lips, contoured face, false eyelashes and the list goes on!!!

Now, I will really know how bad I am at putting makeup!!! Sloppy Armand!!! XD

Filming will start on Monday since weekends for me are usually busy, but let's just see!!! I'll keep you posted!!!