Leading, training and bringing out the best in people through motivation is my passion. Being a makeup artist, stylist and art directing on shoots are my favorite hobbies and it's also a venue where I could enhance my creativity. Sales, marketing, and events are my specialty. I enjoy learning and believes that in order to improve one's self growth is paramount. I already achieved my Masters Degree in Business Administration and my fulfillment would be to attain a PhD degree and become a successful entrepreneur while touching people's lives one individual at a time.

April 22, 2012

Every Woman Has the Exact Love Life She Wants

Re-post from Brandon Martin

I've seen a few chick flicks in my day, and while they’re good hearted, they tend to be filled with unnecessary drama.

One movie, which had a particularly interesting piece of information in it was The Wedding Date, in which the guy in the movie (a high-class hooker) says in an interview with a journalist “Every woman has the exact love life she wants.” I’m not a fan of marriage, but this quote is right on ball.

What exactly does this mean?

It means that whatever your circumstance your love life faces, you are making the choice for it to be that way.

If things are not going so well, you are choosing to listen to fear and hatred.

If things are going fantastically, you are making the choice to listen to love and happiness. You are owning your own power.But whether you listen to love or fear is not the point, the point is that the decision is your’s to choose.

If you begin to pay particular attention to the circumstances in your love life, you will see that somehow, there was a choice that led you to it. It’s hard to hear, but somebody’s got to say it!

But, many women get themselves wrapped up into a victim mentality. A victim mentality is the opposite of making a choices. A victim believes that all of the choices were made for her, and a victim usually lives her problematic life enjoying it.

Women, unlike men to a large extend, feel guilty for all of their problems.  Women feel somehow to blame.  But this is not true!  You are not guilty, you simply have not taken up the responsibility of your love life yet.  And there is a VERY fine line between responsibility | guilt.

Guilt looks to the past and to what cannot be undone.  Responsibility looks to the future and to what can be created with what you have available to you right now.  And let me tell you that no matter how many times you have failed, there is always room to change right NOW.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but women enjoy their problems! They go out to a bar and have a round of martini’s discussing man troubles. It’s a night out. The victim mentality is everywhere and it’s always being shown to you. It’s on TV, soap operas, movies, the theater, your mom.

People are rewarded for being victims and losing at life, being pushed around by the seas rather than grabbing life by the balls and making their own choices about how they want to live.

There is great fear that once she make the choice to live by her freewill, she will no longer feel valued by others.

A woman who takes responsibility for creating her own love life has the love life she has always wanted.  Checkout this blog post to learn how to get more in touch with this.

When she lives by choice, validation drops away and instead of the validation once received from others, they become jealous. Most women have crappy love lives and they want you to live it right there with them.  We are all selfish and want what’s best for us.

It’s like this: 10% of people grab life by the balls and the other 90% are jealous of them, and the jealousy is disguised in disrespect, anger, insults, rudeness.

But dropping the validation of jealous wannabes for the magnificence of love and happiness is more than a fair trade off 

You are no one’s slave: you are a free being. This is simple truth. Even when you decide that you are a victim, still it is a choice to become a victim.

The very first thing to achieving the love life you want is to take responsibility.  Nothing can come if that does not come first. Only haphazard events will come, and then you will be 40 in the blink of an eye and all of those haphazard events will cease.  Then you will have to take responsibility!  There will be no other choice!

A victim never gets the love life she want. A victim is always a half-hearted event. It can never be full of heart, because even she knows that she’s making the choice to fool herself.

It means that your life is your own responsibility and no chromosome, no friend and TV drama show is going to hold you back from making your own choices, and because of that, you are given tremendous power.  You no longer have to stand by and watch things happen to you.  You have the choice to make things happen for you.

You have the power to make your love life the way that you want it.  I would not say it if I hadn’t experienced it myself.

You hold all of the marbles for your own love life. It starts with choosing to be a victim or to grab life by the balls.

With honor,

Brandon

April 03, 2012

Wrong Turn

Severing relationships are often difficult especially if one person is more emotionally invested than the other. However, in ALMOST all cases those who hurt the most will probably end-up happier because in hindsight when the healing begins they learn the lesson to never be taken for granted again. They also discover their true worth and hopefully, they will no longer settle for less.

November 15, 2011

Love Letter To Gabby (aka Ferdinad Gabriel)



Some say I am a woman of principles but I guess they are mistaken.
Some say I have it all but I merely have my soul.
In the dark memories of my past I carried all the pain and grief inside me.
They took my heart and left me with nothing, nothing but the images of my past.
Nothing but painful memories, my life then was blank it was nothing but the four corners of my room which was dark and cold.
I got scared the past kept haunting me, the pain, tears, voices echoing.
I was alone but I stood tall hoping that someday I'll surpass it all and somehow I did.
That's when you came in.

You gave me the confidence to go on, you gave me the reason to be strong.
You made me believe on the things I never did.
You showed me the way to be a better person and I am proud for having loved by a person like you
I knew then it was a new beginning for me.

I admired your unique character, you are strong, honest, wise and trustworthy.
You stood by the things I believe in and you never gave up on me.

You cheered me up when I'm blue
You were always there for me at times I wonder why, Now I know.
You brought joy into my life, you gave me something worth sacrificing

I regained my soul because of you and I loved you more than anything in this world.
May I thank you for all good things and every memory.

You made me what I am today, You have made me better.

June 19, 2011

Jaded

Don't you just hate it when you can't avoid being disappointed in things out of your control? Is it just me? Am I expecting too much? I am trained to stay positive in spite of uncontrollable environment, apparently, I am but it's hard. DAMN!

For instance in doing business, if my proposal or request is turned down, I won't dare to try anymore I'm not pushy. If you don't want to, fine! I will not insist. My frustrations comes out whenever I am working on a project and while on the process of having it done, I basically have this idea in mind already of how it will turn out but something happens along the way that I totally have no control over and all that's left to do is make a contingency plan or better yet make the necessary adjustment.

At times I just want to go some place where no one can hear me and just scream out my frustrations and disappointment. Sigh. 


June 07, 2011

Drama Queen - Themed Photo Shoot

It's been more than six months since my last photo shoot with ALT X Productions merely because I was swamped with school activities plus my thesis. Photo shoots is a venue wherein I can unleash my creative side. My recent shoot was held at Oasis Hotel in Molino, Cavite last June 4, 2011.

Photographers: Archie Medes, Benj Aquino, Benj Cardoso and Bong Lopez
Model: Shine Severio
Accessories by: Gargantilla
Gown by: Bong Santos
Stylist: Kay Florentino




May 17, 2011

A Milestone In My Life

Indeed, I have traveled far, been through hell and back, faced road block after road block, been on a six-months roller coaster ride(figuratively), a ride which I thought I might not have the strength to get out of... but God is faithful. After all the struggles, sacrifices, sleepless nights and heartaches...  I passed my thesis defense.  I now have my MBA (Masters of Business Administration) degree.

My defense was held last May 13, 2011 which is Friday the 13th most people perceives it as bad luck, but to me it was the date that will conclude my future and that day turned out to be a blessing to me.

I dedicate my achievement to the following:
  • My Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who gives me the desires of my heart ♥ always. He kept me together and gave me the strength to push on. 
  • My mom and my brothers for their love and support.
  • My Dad who always believed in me and what I aspire to be 
  • Kathie Sobremonte CPA who willingly helped me with my financial projections. 
  • Lesley Yu, MBA my Strama buddy we were each other's cheerer
  • Jonathan Roque for my industry data  
  • Jay Bautista (AGB Nielsen President) who willingly answered all my query
  • Edgar Juan Surtida III, MBA my thesis professor who pushed me to be better by practicing critical thinking 
  • My former officemates who never hesitated to assist me with regards to the data I needed for my paper and lastly, 
  • All my friends who constantly believes in me and never failed to support and comfort me.
A milestone in my life that I will never forget.

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." - 2 Timothy 4:7

To those I mentioned above, THANK YOU from the bottom of my ♥ I wouldn't be where I am now if it weren't for all of you.

- Karen Celeca P. Florentino MBA -



March 30, 2011

Term-ender Party at Attica Bar


What a way to end my last term in Ateneo but with great friends ♥ Migz hosted dinner at his condo unit in Bellagio, McKinley Hill, The Fort then we headed off to Attica for some dancing.


Letting Off Steam at Republiq ♥

Lately I've been hanging out a lot with my guy classmates from Ateneo and I don't feel awkward at all if I'm the only lady in the group.

It's fun and I enjoy it ♥


January 04, 2011

Year-Ender Party at Republiq

My idea of a great night out is hitting the dance floor with friends and it's a perfect way to celebrate the end of a grueling work week. 


Party at Republiq located at Resorts World is a perfect year ender. Spending a fun night with my MBA friends is always delightful since most of my weekdays lately was spent in school and a visit to a dance club is a refreshing change of scenery.



December 24, 2010

My Heart Says Thank You


Christmas is the perfect time to give thanks to the people close to my heart.. 


To my friends old and new thank you for the genuine friendship and love.

To my relatives who I don't get to see often, you are always remembered and treasured.

To my Mom and 3 brothers, thank you for the love and support.

And to the only man in my life who never broke my heart, who loved me unconditionally, the one I miss most, the man who knows me more than anyone else, my Idol and my no.1 fan..  


Merry Christmas Dad. I Love You. I will see you in heaven soon and when my time comes, we will be reunited and I'll be back in your arms again.

December 14, 2010

Ateneo MBA 1920's Christmas Party

A glamorous night of cocktails, caviar and delicious cuisines held at the Atrium of Enderun Colleges, Mckinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio last December 11, 2010. Photos courtesy of Job E. and Jon R.















































































December 01, 2010

Almost There

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 
2 Timothy 4:7



My 2 years of studying MBA (Masters of Business Administration) in the Ateneo Graduate School of Business and all my investment that goes with it boils down to my thesis. There were sacrifices made to get to where I am now. For instance the job that I loved for 5 years had to be given up because of the conflict in schedule. Aside from that, I have also incurred opportunity costs from turning down enticing job offers of some multi-national companies.

I only have 3 months to work on my thesis and my end goal is that I pass my defense. Failure is not an option I'm almost there,  by hook or by crook, come hell or high water I should pass or all my sacrifices and hard work will be in vain.

Success is the good fortune that comes with aspiration, desperation, perspiration and inspiration. - Evan Esar

September 11, 2010

1st Day On The Job


Ateneo Graduate School of Business's student council just had its 1st meeting of the year yesterday at Grams Rockwell. The meeting was set at 3:00 pm but I came in a bit late. =) Mark Lee initiated the meeting so the council members would get the chance to bond and get to know each other more.

The Board:
President: Mark Lee
VP Internal : Dr.Peter San Diego (Cardiologist)
VP External: Robert Manaois
Secretary General: Kay Florentino
Treasurer: Divya Ramchandani
MBA Standard Representative: Jeremy Banatin, Doms Carandang and Melody Wong
Middle Manager Representative: Chris Manuel
Regis Representative: Robert Pereja
MBA Representative / Health: Dr. Noel Cruz (EENT)