Last December 2012, Ellips Circle of Possibilites had a Pre-Christmas Shopping in Makati. I got there just right on time then I saw Abby with her mom. We talked for awhile while waiting for the other girls. 

Few minutes later, we decided to explore Forever21 which is the meeting place. While looking at the beautiful clothes and accessories, we met Fiona. Then Ronni, ate Pot, and ate Isa. 

Before starting with our activity for the month, we first grabbed some drinks at Starbucks. We didn't know where it was so we walked a lot before finally getting there. We were tired but it was totally fine for us since  we had a know-more-about-each-other talks while walking. We did some chitchats and Ate Isa told us about our scope of work as an Ellips Girl. 

It's Shopping Time! I had a hard time picking a good alluring dress. Our task was to find and help each other in choosing clothes that matches our variant and the variant color. Allure means "mature" so it was pretty challenging for me since I usually just wear shorts or jeans and a shirt. Good thing Ate Pot helped me. She has a great fashion sense. I loved the clothes and shoes. 

Before ending the activity, we had a dinner together and small chitchats again. Fiona had fun interviewing everybody. Abby was very cheerful the whole time. Ate Isa and Ate Pot shared a lot about themselves too. And, Abby's and Fiona's mom also have a small talk with each other. Ronni already left because she had an appointment and Star wasn't able to come because she was in Cebu for vacation. Anyways, the foods in Army Navy was awesome! YUM! :)

Let me start off with the beginning. 

I think the new chapter of my life-long adventure started when surfing the internet became my hobby. During free time on my first year in a university, I'm usually in front of my acer netbook. Aside from surfing, I also make and edit videos, photos, and even music. Because of that hobby, I become involved with online contests. My favorite was winning in the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process blog contest. I also had a chance to meet and greet my dance crew idol, Poreotix and watch Justin Bieber's concert on a VIP seat with my sister. 

There were actually a lot more contests I joined and won but as of now, I started focusing more on studies and volunteering in a non-profit organization, AFS.

But on October 29, 2012, Ellips sent a message on Facebook inviting me to be part of Ellips Girls Circle. It sounds cool and fun so without any second thoughts, I accepted the invitation! 

At first, I had no idea what are we gonna do. I thought it's just a one day meeting/gathering of all students from Summer U Promo. I was informed during our first day-out that only 5 girls were chosen from all the students who attended Summer University classes. I was really surprised that I was one of the five girls! Last Summer, Ellips sponsored different one-day classes exclusively for girls. I found out about it because one of my dorm-mates, Czarina Fortuno, joined the Surfing class and informed me about the ongoing Facebook contest.

If I knew it sooner, I probably joined the surfing class too because I've never done it before and I think it's a cool sport. Anyways, it was a great experience learning Travel Photography from a professional photographer, Estan Cabigas. He taught us many techniques in taking better pictures. I was actually surprised with the results I got from taking photos in Ayala Triangle.

These are the 5 girls chosen to be part of Ellips Circle of Possibilities:

Our first weekend get-together was last November 17, 2011 at Posh Nails, Venice Piazza Mckinley. We had a pampering and fun-filled SPArty!! :)) We shared many things about ourselves such as our favorite movie, likes, hobbies, and so on. 

Honestly, I felt awkward at first because the other three girls (Star wasn't able to attend because she had plans for that day) are model of clothing lines or in their own school.  While me is very simple or ordinary. They wore fashionable clothes while I just had my shirt and jeans on. But as time goes by, I realized that they are nice and fun to talk with. The Ellips Staff (Ate Pot, Ate Isa, and Ate Lara) are also very kind.

It was just my second time going to Venice Piazza, Mckinley. It feels like it's in a different country. Specifically, a European country. It was a great place to have the first meeting of Ellips Girls. The ambiance was good and refreshing. Posh Nails is also an awesome nail salon. It's Pink and Girly furnitures makes us feel good . :)

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Thank you for reading! 
My next blog will be about Shopping Day with the Ellips Girls! 

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Photo Credits to:
Fiona Robles
Abigail De Vera
Ellips Cologne Fanpage