Wednesday, September 21, 2011

That's Really Costly!

Image courtesy of www.peggyleebrown.com

A Balenciaga City handbag would easily cost between 75,000 to 100,000 PhP depending on the model if you buy it from the store in Greenbelt. I remember getting one for my friend in Paris last April for 60,000 PhP only. If you ask me, that's considered as a really good price for a Balenciaga bag. You can never get one for that price anywhere in Asia unless it's on sale.

Last week, this actor was looking for a Balenciaga City handbag to give as an anniversary gift to his girlfriend. He was so shocked when he found out about the real cost of the bag that his girlfriend wanted. He didn't expect that a handbag could cost him that much money.

When he got to speak to this certain seller, he told her that his budget for the bag was only 50,000 PhP. He went on insisting that she helps him find one that is within his budget. The seller was so puzzled and didn't know what to tell him so she politely suggested that he considers buying his girlfriend a Balenciaga wallet instead. The seller never heard from the actor again since then.

Do you know who this thoughtful actor is? I guess it is not his fault that he is not exposed to designer handbags. Now that he knows the price of a Balenciaga bag, he has a few more months to save up so that he can buy one for his girlfriend this coming Christmas.

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73 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:16 AM

    That's R! Well, it's the thought that counts. I hope his sexy gf would understand that

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    c R ung ang ngpaiyak ke she's moving ?
    tma ba ako???
    nku guy dpt msbayan mo c sexy GF

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Easily guessed that. If I'm right, it's R bf of sexy actress C! :b

    -R

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    Pasan KRUS niya pala ang budget panregalo para kay EVA FONDA. Kurips din pala to.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    143 naman talaga! Hehe!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    a...a...alam ko na may reputasyon yung guy na magaling sumayaw. itanong mo pa kay eva fonda!

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    REPUTASYON???

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  8. tentayySeptember 21, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Oh, parang gusto ko sumayaw for the guy!

    and for the girl, dapat nga nya maisip na ang mundo ay parang malaking quiapo.

    at... ang initials nila, baliktaran! R...C...R
    =))

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Ito ba si R na sumasayaw?

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Is this R with gf C? Well, I guess it is acceptable that dudes shouldn't know the prices of handbags, but to insist to give him a Balenciaga that would fit his budget... Naman, nakakahiya!

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    BF: Is that bag Really costly?
    GF: Yes, that is Costly, really! Hehehe ;)

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    That bag is cheap as compared to Hermes, LV or the other designer bags.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Naman hehe pang DOM ang demands ni GF. Dapat kay politician athlete dumikit si GF, di lang Balenciaga bag - Hermes and Goyard pa! With matching condo and hot wheels!

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    OA.. BF is R and gf is a P.....! (taking notes from krisaquinostd lol)
    -Pika

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    Feeling nya keribels nya yun like D to A. TSE!

    -michymichymoo

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  16. RuckusSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Dapat nag scout muna sya sa internet bago sya diretsang bumili.

    Wala naman problema sa pagiging kuripot, maganda nga yun marunong sya humawak ng pera.

    Yun nga lang public figure sya at napahiya sya, kaya may BI na ganito!

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    R & C meant to be... ilabas mo na ang gretchen baretto mo. ako na bahala sa red stilletos mo.

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  18. ArrySeptember 21, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    As FP said, it's not his fault he doesn't know how much a City is. I also don't fault him for having a budget and sticking with it. Tama na hindi siya nagpapadala sa luho ng girlfriend niya. Pasalamat pa nga yung girlfriend na he's willing to spend 50K on an anniversary present for her.

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    bat ba di ko pa nababasa yung whole story, i already got a feeling na si R at C to? hahaha ganun ba talaga ka-innocent yang si R?!

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Super duper agree with 7:39AM!!!! :)

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Ako na Lang sana jowa ni R. Baka ako pa bumili ng designer bags for him. Hehehehe. It is obvious that the girlfriend of R is insensitive. I am sure she knows that R is oblivious to the price of the designer bag but still she tricked him in buying her that bag as an anniversary gift. Not that R can't afford to buy the bag, but it just not clear to him that the bag could be worth that much. To the girlfriend, my advice is, if you want to keep your man then stop rubbing elbows with the Jones

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  22. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Can't C buy the Balenciaga bag herself??? 75k should be peanuts to her. If you're earning your own money, why ask your BF to provide for your luho? Let the BF get a gift he can afford and want to give you. There is so much empowerment in buying (pricey) things yourself. Mas masarap gamitin kse ikaw ang bumili.

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  23. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    hindi naman masamang maging practical. "love dont costs a thing" sabi ni jlo haha!

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  24. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Agree anon 9:57...dapat siya nalang bumili kung yun ang nagpapasaya sa kanya. Di pa nga sila ganun katagal ni girl, kung makapagpabili kala mo naman...
    Isn't it sweeter for a guy to think of the anniversary gift than the girl asking for something she knew the guy was pressured to buy. Bilhin mo luho mo girl. Sana maging masaya nalang kasi may guy na ganun for you :)

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  25. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Teka, nagpapabili ba si C kay R? O sariling sikap lang ni R na bigyan siya ng Balenciaga bag? Parinig kaya o baka naman nagtanong tanong lang siya ng gusto. Let's not pass judgement on C kasi wala naman sa BI ang details kung siya nagpabili talaga.

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  26. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Tama lang bilhan ng BF ng regalo noh. Lalake naman talaga dapat ang gumagastos. Ska That's the price of having a celebrity GF. Anyone should not complain. Kayang kaya nila bumili nun, laki ng mga sweldo ng mga yan noh.

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  27. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Dapat si GF gumaya sa ATE niya na jinowa ang mga ma-aandang papei para bonggang bongga magpabuysung ng mga betchicola niyang bagey! Wawa naman si BF, tinatry maachieve ang mga ka-emotan ng nyowa niya.

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  28. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Ang dami naman hindi alam ni R! Pati ba naman bags! di man lang mag research sa net! & ano ba naman 100thou bag sa kinikita niya... siguro simple lang tlaga siya....at si C naman ha... so unlike ng sis niya...acdcdg to my very reliable source na nagbibigay sa kanya ng Special treatments... ang ambisyon talaga ng sis niya ay maging isang katulad ni Great Britain na nakahiga sa salapi! kaya sa madatung lang pumapatol! thats why she also made it to The List! At least si C ay bagay pa sa kanya maging sosyal! Eh sa sis niya... kahit ano pa isuot at ilagay niya sa katawan niya, wa class talga!

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  29. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Ewan pero si C kahit magdamit sosyal at sosyal gamit mukha pa ring palengkera. Hahaha. Dapat cash na lang na 50k bgay ni R bhala na si C bilhin kung ano gusto niya. Hahaha

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  30. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    It's in the title- Really Costly plus it's all over showbiz programs that they'e celebrating their 1st anniversary.... There are even related blind items obviously pointing to the boy being overly protective of the "worn out" actress as if he's the bodyguard and him asking around for bedroom tricks to satisfy his "skillful" girlfriend. The gf - C, probably wants a Balenciaga bag so she could brag about it over Twitter as usual. Girl Takei

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  31. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    tama lang naman may budget noh. O.A nyo to judge the guy... atleast he was willing to spend 50k.. and to even scout for 50k bag from the said store para lang mabigyan the girl... that was a sweet thought. jahe pero still it was sweet of him to try.

    who's the guy ba?

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  32. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    R is thoughtful enough but hello carry naman ni C bumili ng sarili nyang bag and it's true na mas masaap ang feeling pag ikaw mismo ang bumili instead of bigay sayo...especially pag luxury items. Siguro mas practical lang si R kaya 50K lng yun budget niya. Well kung gusto talaga ni C eh di magbigay na lang siya ng additional na 25K..eh di solve na ang problema! :)

    Super agree with 11:42 AM! Trying hard nga ang Ate ni C na maging sosyal...her expensive clothes, bags, jewelry and what nots will never ever hide the fact that she has no breeding. As the saying goes.. "You can take the girl out of the tralier park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the girl." Yun na!

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  33. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    September 21, 2011 2:09 PM

    Ewan pero si C kahit magdamit sosyal at sosyal gamit mukha pa ring palengkera. Hahaha. Dapat cash na lang na 50k bgay ni R bhala na si C bilhin kung ano gusto niya. Hahaha
    @
    oo nga i agree. parang ginawa ko naman sya sosyalin sa comment ko. :D
    siguro lamang lang sha isang paligo sa kapatid niya pero same same lang. eto lang si C ay hindi pala tumitingin sa kapal ng bulsa.
    from September 21, 2011 11:42 AM

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  34. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    hahahahahahahahahaha....

    omg... si spirits boy ito. sira ang reputasyon niya lalo. hahahahaha

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  35. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Hay naku kuya, sana nag-eBay ka na lang muna para di masyadong nakakahiya!
    Kopikido

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  36. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    ano ba yan C reputasyon nakikipagsabayan sa sister niya na binilan ng bahay at lupa ni athlete politician dati. un kaya ang jowain nia malamang di lang yan ang ibibigay sa kanya. poor R

    -ennaid

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  37. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    what a costly girlfriend ....

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  38. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Awww. He's so naive and so much in love.

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  39. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    material girl si C

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  40. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    I can't believe we are talking about bags costing P100k or more when there are a lot of Filipinos who don't even know where to get their next meal! This is the height of insensitivity!!

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  41. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Eto din si Really Changed diba?

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  42. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Psssttt, wala bang grand eyeball? Riot siguro pag nagkita tayong lahat ng readers ng fashionpulis. Say niyo?

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  43. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Let's do the twist!! oh oh oh oh oh!!! Come on baby and do the twist!!! Ang luho naman nito ni girl, pero di bale, pinag trabahuhan nya naman yung cost ng bag kay boyfy!! hahaha

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  44. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    With P50k, he can only buy a second hand bag.

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  45. MarkieSeptember 21, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    (R)eally (C)ostly. Galing :)

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  46. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Okay lang yan C kung wala kang designer bag this christmas. Mas matakot ka if si R. alam na alam ang mga DESIGNER Bags. Baka kasi if wala ka , baka gagamitin din nya.

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  47. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    sa greenhills maraming swak sa budget!!!!

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  48. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Ask lang kailan ba anniversary nila? One year
    Na ba sila?

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  49. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    Hahaha nasa Pep na! Yun naman pla Balenciaga bag naman pla binigay na regalo di naman Pala nagkuripot. Hahaha lacoste shirt naman niregalo niya in return.
    Tama ang isang nagcomment para ipagmalaki ang regalo!! Hahaha. Ayun binanggit sa presscon. As if naman mainggit kami. Hahaha

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  50. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    get the cheapest LV around 35K kahit sa LV site ka pa bumili.

    pero ok lang naman may budget si BF. he's practical. just because artista sila doesn't mean dapat waldas ng waldas dba.

    - g

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  51. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    Anonymous said...

    hindi naman masamang maging practical. "love dont costs a thing" sabi ni jlo haha!
    September 21, 2011 10:23 AM
    ====================

    Hindi naman sinabi ni JLo yun e...

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  52. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    hindi naman galing sa de buena familia si R diba? so i guess alam nya magpahalaga ng money. And 50K hindi lang basta basta kinikita.

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  53. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    naku kung si Pop Princess ang nyowa ni Let's Do The Twist boy, hay naku baka siya pa ang binilan ng bonggang bongga na bagey or baka caru pa ang ginivesung na anniversary gift ng ate mo. haaaaaayyyyy SA-YANG!!!!!!

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  54. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    ACTOR:-- R ACTRESS:- C OH Yeah! baliktaran lang!

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  55. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Ngayon lang naman humingi ng mahal si C kay R. Most of the time nga, si C pa ang gumagastos kay R. One time nga R had to call C kasi wala siyang pambayad sa toll gate... nakalimutan nya raw wallet nya. Masyadong feeling gwapo itong si R at USER!!!

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  56. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    50k is more than enough to save 1 leukemia patient's life. goodness. ang mga concerns ng kabataan ngayon.. bag.

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  57. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Malakas Ang Kutob Ko Na Nabasa Nya Itong Blind Item Mu At Biglang Nag Pa Press Release Na Nabigyan Sya. Basahin Ang PEP For More Details. NKKLK!

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  58. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    Aba'y dapat binilhan niya ng 20+ na Lacoste shirt ah! Para pantay lang! HAHAHAHAHA Spoiled ata siya masyado

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  59. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Hindi naman po yata sya defensive.. Yung story sa pep eh galing sa presscon ng movie nya.. Dun nya nabanggit yung about the gift.. Kaninang tanghali lang po ginanap yung presscon..

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  60. KSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    kaninang tanghali ang presscon.
    but the BI was posted early this morning.

    hmmm... or maybe assuming lang ako.

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  61. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    Tignan nyo po yung date and time ng post sa pep.. September 21, 2011 7:04pm

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  62. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    FP 1st comment was approved September 21, 2011 4:16 AM
    which means FP posted the BI EARLIER than 4:16AM

    PEP posted article at 7:04PM September 21, 2011

    I think we can all do the math.

    Anonymous said...
    Hindi naman po yata sya defensive.. Yung story sa pep eh galing sa presscon ng movie nya.. Dun nya nabanggit yung about the gift.. Kaninang tanghali lang po ginanap yung presscon..
    September 21, 2011 10:06 PM

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  63. VIXSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    P50,000 is already a lot to pay for a bag, just because it is a balenciaga? The girl should never measure love around material things, she should just be happy that the guy loves her...

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  64. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    i saw R and C at greenbelt the other day and may bitbit na balenciaga paper bag si R. and it's a big paper bag! so malamang bag ang nabili at hindi wallet. haha!

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  65. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    ahihihihihiihhh oo nga!!! talagang brandname dropping! binili naman pala!?!?!?! at his clothes arent really costly.

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  66. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    kalurks! balenciaga bag ang binigay ni boylet ka girlet samantalang ang bigay ni girlet kay boylet eh lacoste shirt lang! how sad! walang return of investment si boylet! haha! chos!

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  67. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    i think C did not ask for the bag from R. Maybe R just knew na it's what C wants, and as a surprise, he decided to give it as an anniversary gift. what he didn't know is that it would cost him that much. Nevertheless, super nag-effort naman sya at binigay nga talaga according kay C sa presscon. Anyway, obvious na obvious naman na head over heels crazy in love si guy kay girl to the point na nakakasuka na ang pagiging vocal ni guy about his feelings hehehe. he must be thinking she's worth it. 'Naf said.

    Next pls...

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  68. cSeptember 22, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Anonymous said...
    Ewan pero si C kahit magdamit sosyal at sosyal gamit mukha pa ring palengkera. Hahaha. Dapat cash na lang na 50k bgay ni R bhala na si C bilhin kung ano gusto niya. Hahaha
    September 21, 2011 2:09 PM

    PANALONG COMMENT TO KASI TOTOO HAHA

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  69. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    Si R ang guy. his girlfriend mentioned this gift in PEP. :)

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  70. Ched SPSeptember 22, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Marami naman ang nag-aalinlangan na gumastos nang ganun kalaki for a bag. Credit to him for being a wise spender.

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  71. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    between 75,000 AND 100,000.......or FROM 75,000 to 100,000...but never between 75,000 TO 100,000.

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  72. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    there's nothing wrong with trying to find a bag that's within his budget naman. i think people have this notion kasi that if artista ka dapat hindi ka kuripot. pero hello? macoconsider pa ba na kuripot to spend 50k for a bag?

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  73. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Ang mahal naman ng "love cave" ni Comfort Room. Kamusta naman kaya ang training ni River Cruise? Nag improve na kaya siya? LOL!

    -R

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