Goddess, I Am.

I discovered my appetite for writing right about the same time that the first season of Sex and the City started airing. Naturally, Carrie Bradshaw became my idol almost overnight. Even now, 12 years hence, I still have to consciously avoid Bradshaw-ish euphemisms when I’m (supposedly) free writing; the character’s influence on me is that great.

Now, Carrie has always had a Mac. From the PowerBook to the iBook G3 Clamshell to the Macbook Pro – you name it, she’s had it. Because of that, I’ve always associated Macs as a ‘writer thing’, and I have drooled and fantasized about owning one since, thinking that it’s going to make a better writer out of me, or at least, inspire me enough to write more. The moment I could afford it, I got my first Mac, with the second – and current – one hard on its heels. And true enough, the switch did inspire me to write more and write better, probably because I no longer had to suffer the constant headaches that my PCs and netbooks of old used to plague me with.

But I digress. I guess what I’m trying to say is Carrie’s Mac, whatever model it may be, is a freakin’ Sex and the City institution. It’s a character in its own right, and replacing it with an inferior HP – or any other brand, for that matter – is nothing short of sacrilege. Really, this isn’t just the Apple fan girl in me speaking; this is me being a Sex and the City fan girl. And I’m sure there are plenty of other Sex and the City fans out there – Mac users or otherwise – that feel the same way as I do about the switch (or downgrade, the way I see it).

I wonder how much HP paid to get their product placement in? Well, whatever ridiculous figure it might be, they are surely getting their money’s worth, even with the new advertisement alone, featuring not only Sarah Jessica Parker, but also the aptly named HP Envy, the so-called Macbook Pro clone. Capitalism has no shame, indeed. I must admit (albeit grudgingly), however, that it (the advert, not the laptop) does look really good, from its general concept, down to the lighting.

Still, this will not, in any way, stop me from being at the cinema bright and early on opening day to watch my favorite girls and their latest shenanigans. I can barely sit still from all the excitement! I’m loving the whole Middle Eastern angle and the return of Aidan and the idea of Samantha on a camel, to name just a few. With that sort of entertainment to look forward to, I guess I can forgive this, umm, desecration.

But then, I probably would forgive Sex and the City anything, truth be told.

I like to think of that era between high school and college as the ‘Dark Ages’. It was the time of baby fat, dismal boyfriend choices, and worst of all, phenomenally bad hairstyles.

It’s no surprise, therefore, that I’ve spent my entire adult life rebonding my hair year after year after year to keep my hair long, ramrod straight, and totally . . . SAFE. That’s not too bad, you might think. Unless, of course, you consider the fact that I look exactly like a gazillion other Filipinas.

Case in point:

Really, the ‘dalagang Pilipina’ look is getting so old.

So old, in fact, that even I was getting tired of how I looked! Neither the prettiest hair accessories, nor the best hair supplements could make me get over how banal I looked. And if you just can’t please yourself anymore, it’s definitely time to shake things up and make a change, wouldn’t you agree?

Now, when it comes to fabulous, there’s only one person I’ve always looked up to. Seriously, who doesn’t want to be like Carrie Bradshaw? And with her as my inspiration, I did something that I never thought I would ever do. (Drumroll, please!) I got a perm! Gasp! And let me tell you, as far as hairstyles go, curly is definitely the way to go! You wash it, then you wear it – no muss, and definitely no fuss. I find it oh-so amazing that a simple change of hairstyle is easily making me feel as fun, fiery, and frivolous as Miss Bradshaw.

CURLS just wanna have fun!

But that’s not even half of it. My new curls is making me as fierce as I want to be, and that is definitely the best and most important bit of the whole transformation.

My personal Dark Age is definitely over, and I’m enjoying this renaissance, this time of self-rediscovery and awesome changes. I’m definitely looking forward to my next big change. Need I say what it’s going to be?

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