Contests Update

Hello everyone! Just checking in to give an update on my little attempts to try to have a different life outside of my conservative, rural existence:

SM Plus Size Model Contest

If you read my previous post on this, you’d know that this was something I seriously considered. I decided to just face the fact that I’m overweight and that I should learn to love the body that I’ve got and not the body that I wish I still had. I thought the best way to do that was to attempt to join this contest that was started by SM Department Store.

Unfortunately when I got to the store, I tried on clothes from the brands that were to be modeled by the winner and found out that I am a Small from the plus size category. The contest required a 2L size at least. Oh well. That ended that dream real quick. I know I should be happy that I’m not considered as really plus sized (maybe more on chubby? I still fit in the regular lines as a large, apparently) but I was a little excited about the prospect of modeling and embracing my big self that I felt a little let down. But hey, there is no use fussing about something I have no control over so I’m cool with it now.


AXN Sony Style Co-Host Search

Now this was something that I really didn’t think I could even be considered for. I saw the ad and I made a video with my sister and her friend. Not only did the file keep on failing to upload, I also thought I did badly in it (read: I sucked). I ended up reshooting the video in an hour and sending it to AXN. I didn’t think any more about it until the day the Top 15 were announced and I was shocked to see myself on it.

Sadly, I did not make the Top 6 who got to formally audition in Singapore. I’m a bit gutted but I’m also very thankful that I was at least shortlisted considering that AXN got an overwhelming response to this competition. I also got a reasonable amount of votes with the help of family, friends and co-workers who were all more than willing to spend some time on the AXN Sony Style website to vote for me.

If there’s anything I could at least be grateful for that I realized from all this, it’s that I have a lot of people who love, care about me and support me. That, Charlie Sheen, is what WINNING is all about.