“Diamonds are held under tons and tons of pressure, extremely high
temperatures of fire and shuffled under shifting of tectonic plates, for
a long, long time! Yet when they come out from there and are put on
display for their beauty; does anybody stop to evaluate the diamond
based upon all the shit it's been through and say "Remember that
disgusting hole it used to be in? I bet it was hell in there!" No,
people don't remember where a diamond has come from; they just see the
beauty of it now. But it wouldn't have become so beautiful, you know, if
not for all of that! So why should we look at other people, or at
ourselves and evaluate them/ourselves based upon their/our pasts?
Shouldn't we forget that? And only see the beauty that is in front of
our eyes? Whatever it was, it made you beautiful! And that is what
matters!”
- C Joybell C
I mentioned a few posts back that I had quite a busy week since despite feeling sick, I had certain commitments that I have already confirmed my attendance for and one of them was on a Friday night where I was chosen to judge the Mr. and Ms. College of Home Economics at U.P. Diliman. Along with my fellow judges who are, I have to say, talented and respectable in the industry were Alma Concepcion, Arnold Galang, Albert Andrade and the Dean of the College of Home Economics Dr. Aurorita T. Roldan. I was quite honored to be part of a panel of such big name and revered personalities and I was more than happy to represent the social media and blogging world and made sure to try my best to objective as possible. Personally, I used to be invited to judge pageants in universities but rarely accepted. However, since I wanted to show my support for the college, I went for it and I was glad I did. The pageant wasn't all about who looked better or who had the most incredible gown but a large percentage of the rating system was on their ability to communicate and answer questions impromptu (which we asked them) and also in their talent and portion area. It was such an amazing experience and I got a bit nostalgic about my college days. In this day and age we live in and in the industry I belong to, there is so much emphasis put on how you look that it is almost the one main facet our lives must revolve around. I find it silly. On the get go, this is also why I hate meeting people randomly like in a bar setting or in a club because everything is so objectified. First impressions revolve around your exterior appearance and while I may seem fashionable and cute, I think my personality is more of what makes me... me. To relate that to my outfit, I try to incorporate how I feel as much as possible to my outfit and well, this dainty ensemble seemed perfect for that day.
