paparazzi

me and dots, got into this "being-a-celeb-frustration-mode" again... (occurring in a daily basis actually), after reading a lot of didi's hollywood celebrity mags and tabloids, and so we tried (or tried hard) to have a paparazzi shot of us out in the streets. (ala jennifer anniston, britney and kevin federline)

my costume was confusingly androgynous, so I created the layout page of dot's shots first...

and so here it is...

gosh! i have to include this page on my graphic designs portfolio! it's one layout to be proud of..haha!

csb grad practice

yep! this feb 4 will be my second graduation for college? weird noh? but i bet, this experience would be something different coz I have never graduated before with a full toga ensemble. Ang hirap pala! lalo na pag maliit yung cap sa ulo mo...(crap!) I have to find a way to stick this stupid cap on my head...otherwise, it would be impossible to march while keeping it on top.

anyway, today is our grad practice... and we were oriented as to how the seats will be arranged, and some run downs on how we would march and receive our diplomas...(or should I say, a scroll of blank bond paper...again) we also got our toga.. so it was fun putting it on, and it was hard for us not to make a fool out of it. (btw my toga smelled like a wet dead cat) i have got to wash it immediately or else I would be the crowd repellent for the night.

it was fun to be back at csb...it was like a reunion. Block N1Q for life! haha! andun din si william, and some of his CA friends... naki-join din sa kodakan... after nun.. antay na kami sa plaza V for our sundo...si elvin..haha! friend ni will. we did a lot of catching up with will, and his lablyf! pero secret nlang yun...kwentuhan from tapa king all the way to G4..yup! G4!! (wow! never-heard itong mall na toh ah). tapos we ate at super bowl, dami namin nakain...kaya mejo naantok agad... then we proceeded with the dirty talk (which was always a favorite topic of ours, during dinners) haha! nakakasuka na nga yung ibang topic....pero super laugh trip! lalo na si marla! super tawa ng tawa dun sa terms na sinasabi ni will...haha! e.g. "payatas!" & "fresh oyster". marla ah! can relate ba? haha! jk lang.
anyway...here our some of the moments captured by dots...





grabe namiss ko toh..bonding moments with my csb friends! ang sarap ng feeling na magmeet up ulit with them, turning our backs from the tainted relationship and differences during our exhibit. i love my friends!! *tear

now this will be a graduation I am SO gonna sob! that's for sure!

konstantino drawings

in my stay at PSID.....i can say that my "pinaka-favorite" drawings i did, was the rendered perspectives of our workshop group project with Sir Nicky. It's a set production design for a movie, and our group opted to depict a Filipino version of the movie Constantine, or more aptly entitled "Konstantino" I myself can't believe I colored these boards with chalk and a few wisps of workable fixative (my hatest media back then...but not now) and yet they turned out very nice...

oh well, enough talking....more bragging....here they are...

constantine's filipino-style apartment

gothic filipino hospital

"hell"

(bathtub: a portal through hell)

unfortunately, i don't think I can do these drawings anymore... a sort of "time drying out my creative juices" kinda thing. nakakabobo!

nonsense

I’m sick right now, and I’m bored…
kaya this is one of those blog entries again, i write out of boredom...(and for this instance, also out of illness) which is always full of nonsense
anyway, right now I decided to write few random “crazy” thoughts…

1. my allergies are getting worse. if i try to sneeze and blow my nose hard enough, i might puff out my sinus…and die…problem solved.
2. don’t do a desperate housewives full season marathon! the show’s full of speedy twists and turns, and it would just confuse me and impel me to commit suicide…(just like mary alice)
3. that this list is not worth reading, and if, in fact, you still are…then we share the same sickness….call me. im bed ridden right now…. or should I say computerchair-ridden. (hyuk hyuk! corny mo carlo! you deserve a lash on your back!)
4. that im loveless since birth…and “dying alone” would be a great finale.
5. that no.4 was such a frustrating remark…I shouldn’t think that way…disregard it.
6. that no.5 was a hypocracy….. I really WOULD die alone!
7. i didn’t get the chance to eat chestnuts this christmas! yikes! freaky! since i do it annually!
8. that no.7 was an over reaction.
9. that im actually sounding like a schizo in this entry!
10. i want to watch Narnia….looks like another harry potter to me…
11. don’t watch King Kong on tv, or watch a pirated copy of it…otherwise the majestic sights, sounds and effects of it will be futile.
12. there’s no such thing as easy and fast-earned money… but there’s such thing as tv-based reality shows to join to…if you want express cash.
13. “video call” in our cellphones can already be utilized this year… it will range from 10 to 15pesos a minute...both smart and globe users…more perverted way for horny people to share their “sexcapades”.
14. My voice is like that of a woman… 80% of my calls with strangers referred to me as “ma’am”.
15. Jessica Zafra’s Twisted Series are books for people who hate the world and doesn’t want to live in it…. I should get a copy.
16. After witnessing our driver’s dog giving birth to 9 puppies, going through the agony of labor, and painful contractions, eating and slurping every placenta that comes out of her stretched vagina during delivery… i’m thinking…i don’t want to be a bitch.

fireworks marathon

FIVE days of non-stop fireworks display… NINE competing countries….Gathered for only ONE purpose….

TO MAKE US WALK inexplicable distances on jam-packed streets and STAND for more than 4 hours until veins in our legs pop out!!

at first, curious lang kami sa world pyro olympics nayan, happening at macapagal ave., day one, China and Australia ang magffireworks display… malayo pa kami nung nagstart yung China, so nagpark kami ng sobrang alanganin, almost gitna na ng street, para lang walang mamiss-out na magandang putok! (ok ba yung term?) people were cheering… syempre! And I was really expecting China to give us one of their most spectacular fireworks display, since sa kanila nagoriginate ang fireworks…diba? (tama ba?) After China, mga 30 minutes, naka-settle na kami sa mejo magandang spot, sa harap ng SM Mall of Asia, Australia started their turn….grabe!!! we forgot about China. Super laki ng fireworks ng Australia, to the point na sumisigaw na yung mga tao ng “TAMA NA!” kasi almost babagsak na sayo yung fireworks nila…So after nun, napagod kami, we ate at North park…super dami tlgang tao, tsaka super traffic..kaya sabi namin, di na naming papanoorin yung ibang countries….pro sabi ng cousin ko, “pano kung nanalo ibang country? magsisi tyo pag di natin nakita yun!” and so 4 more days later, nacomplete nga naming yung pyro marathon namin. No absences!

nung 2nd day, it was Germany & Korea, but it was raining hard that night, kaya nagdoubt kami if tuloy sya or hindi, pero sa sobrang “Firework Fanatic” na namin, after the 1st day, pumunta parin kami… walang tao…9pm na…wala paring nagpapaputok… nung makapark kami sa magandang spot… dun palang nagstart yung unang country….it was supposed to be Germany, pero it turned out na Korea na pala yung pinanood namin…nabasa ata yung fireworks ng germany….kaya napostponed sila…aw..wawa! Cute din ng korea….nagfform ng cat yung fireworks nila…tlgang with the face, whiskers and all that… galling din!

3rd day, mas konte nlang kami ng cousins ko pmunta…. Russia and UK naman… ok lang din, wala na kaming makitang original that day…parang inulit na lang yung fireworks… (pero in fairness, ganda ng mga finale nila) so mejo nakakatamad ng bumalik the next day. Pero eto nanamang pinsan ko…nakita yung poster, U.S. will be performing daw the next day…eh ano pa nga ba? go parin kami! papalagpasin ba naming ang US?! one thing na super ok sa U.S. is yung fireworks nila na parang water falls! Super ganda!

5th day, United Arab Emerates tapos yung finale na all finalists magpapaputok… we decided na magcommute nalang pauwi kasi, yung traffic…. ibang level na!! super luwag ng macapagal pero, napuno parin cya that day! Exaj na tong day na toh…people were bringing camping tents, picnic tables, iba na tlga! kaya kami… nkaupo lang somewhere sa may sidewalk…ayoko na kasing maglakad! super late nadin nagstart yung sa Saudi, but it was so nice…may choreography yung fireworks nila…I was actually rooting for that country above all else… pero inannounce na Australia won na pala the grand prize…so yun..ok narin! They deserve it too! After nun… nagpaputok na yung Philippines with the rest of the finalists…I say, eto yung finale of all finales.. super ganda na tlga! May part dun na parang nagstick yung lights sa sky, siguro for 30 seconds…as in ang tagal nya! di namamamtay yung fireworks! ngayon lang ako nakakita ng ganun! tapos yung pinaka last part…sumabog ng super laki, at super dami! lahat na ata ng colors sumabog na nun! haha! kaya worth it tlga! i don’t think ma iimpress pako ng fireworks this new years eve! haha!

so yun, after 5 days of Pyro marathon, pagod na kami… ubos narin pera…next year na ulit! dala na din kami camping tents! haha!

2006 na!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!

xmas reunion

tapus nanaman ang christmas!

we just had our christmas reunion/noche buena, sa house ng lola ko. every year we do this get-together, games, and gift giving ceremony. iba ibang venue, but since nirerent yung house namin sa multi, we decided na sa old house nlang ng lola ko icelebrate... can you believe na we all once lived in this house (as in ang dami namin, more than 5 families ang nakatira) kaya its a blast from the past everytime pmpunta kami dito... makikita ko pa yung vinandalize ko dati sa room ko nung baby pa ata ako... grabe! freaky!

anyway...as usual, our motif is red and green, pero mas madami nagred this year... pero may ibang twist this year, inisip namin na magkakaron ng prize yung may best jeans...(kami pala organizers this year) hehe! actually every year, kami ng cousins ko ang parating organizers... yung nagiisip ng games and motif etc.

this year, mejo mas konte kami, kasi may mga families na di nakapunta (kasi may konting feud in between families... so cool off muna sila) haha! mang chismis daw ba! basta i won't tell the details, ksi baka mbasa nila toh..haha! so yun, di kami complete... actually marami parin kami kahit di complete... kasi pag complete kami, ang head count is almost 60 na! tsk tsk... mother's side lang toh ah! blame it on my prolific lola! (its actually nice din to have a big family) so cguro thank you nadin lola! hehe

so yun, we had our games, una for the kids, mga the usual relay, tapos mga adults (which is always interesting to watch) since nagpapa-uto sila, kahit anong games ang iisipin namin, lalaruin nila...haha! kaya super saya. but anyway... ayun, so ang mga games namin for adults this year, is spelling game, tapos yung "pinoy henyo" (game na nilalaro sa eat bulaga) you have to guess the mystery word na nakadikit sa noo mo, by asking questions answerable by "oo, hindi, and pwede"... more like the "taboo game" kaya yun...lumabas nanaman ang mga kabaliwan ng relatives ko... haha! pero super saya...

syempre, meron din kaming talent show, may nagrecite ng poem, my cute pamangkin na si kyle... tapos may sumayaw ng "pinoy ako" which is sobrang overplayed na nung night nayun! hayayay! mga pamangkin ko din sumayaw...tapos sinabayan ng mga baliw kong titas..

tapos pagstrike ng 12mn, we exchanged gifts na... ok yung nakuha ko...t-shirt from my cousin...color pink! kaya happy ako...hehe! tapos after nun, picture taking na! may palpak lang kaming mga organizers this year, nakalimutan namin mapicturan yung buong family na pic. per generation lang... here are the pics...

L: cousins ko. R: Organizers, Ryan, Toni, and ME

L: Baliw na Pinsan R: Baliw na Titas

L: Adorable Pamangkins, and their mommy Mhy, R: Cousins, ate suzette, ate sheryl

L: Organizers Ulit R: My Inaanak, Beatriz

Hayayay! After all the heart aches and the restlessness my new iPod nano was giving me these past few days, it finally came into a halt.

Pano ba naman…I got this knotty gadget from a friend, who has this balikbayan sister from the states… and ask her to buy an iPod for me, since it was cheaper there (or so they say) I was really excited to take hold of it and experience total musical bliss. But my wonderful expectation turned into despicable depression. And that’s when I realized, this is going to be one of those “first-timer’s ignorance to electronics-thing”. The moment I mounted it onto my computer, hoping to simply transfer a bunch of songs from my documents, it practically turned into a million-piece puzzle!

Song files were lost, error messages popped out like crazy, and I just cant get it right. And so I researched….troubleshot.....experimented…called a few iPod-wielder friends. For 2 days I was sleep deprived, but it wasn’t helping! (nga pala! I even cried! literally!) but I still get the same errors. And so the time has come to search for iPod repair centers, which apparently are granting international warranties, hence, the free repairs and replacements. whew! fortunately!

It was a beam of new hope. I ran quickly to the nearest apple center, which is at greenbelt 1, and in just a snap, they fixed my iPod almost instantly. It turned out, that it’s not my Ipod to blame, but my computer! Apparently my USB port is not powerful enough.. bla bla bla!

So the only thing to do, is to transfer songs from a different computer… luckily my mom’s office computer was alright with that. And it made it happen. So much for patronizing my own computer, it’s not iPod compatible… haha!

fontana pics

mp3-must-haves

1. gold digger-kanye west (bouncy and grooveh! i love the jamie foxx sample background)
2. luxurious- gwen stefani (hypnotic)
3. i'm feelin you- michelle branch (an obvious offshoot of "game of love")
4. stickwitu- pussycat dolls (this is such a cute and soothing uplifter!! this is my fave at the moment! haay!)
5. we be burnin'- sean paul (can't get enough of same ol' sean paul sound)
6. average joe- y not (haha! sayaw ni mark herras! cute eh! bat ba?)
7. dragostea din tei- ozone (just download this and you'll be surprised! haha!)
8. don't love you no more- craig david (typical love song...but who cares? its craig david!)
9. hung up- madonna (need i say more?)
10. unbreakable- alicia keys (very soulful)

constantine

its almost 3am and I just got home after watching harry potter and a mini-concert of my season 4 american idol non-winner favorite, constantine maroulis, (which i will refer to as CM hereinafter...name's a bit long). Papunta palang ako greenbelt, and cookie was already bombarding me with text, telling me to hurry up, coz apparently, cm was rehearsing earlier, and people weren't that aware, so you can actually approach him instead of just glimpsing. but, sadly i arrived short, and he was on his way to the hotel room to prepare for his performance later that evening.

i caught cookie, the die-hard-"laglag-panty"-fanatic, lining up to buy his albums. apparently the first 150 purchasers of the album will have the opportunity to have it signed by cm personally. so cookie bought 2 albums, amounting to 2 passes for the autograph signing. Dottie arrived, and instantly bought herself a copy too. so ayun. super aga namin, 6pm palang, eh ang start ng show 8pm pa... kaya nag-abang na kami dun sa railing, barricading the spectators (us) from the VIP's reserved seats (the hell with them!)

so bale 2 hours namin kelangan tumayo just to reserve our valuable position which was a clear unobstructed front view of the stage. so i have to run to starbucks, got ourselves a snack, and went back as fast as i can, before other scavengers take my place.
so after non...cm appeared...girls were screaming, gays were swooning, guys were like "huh?", and mothers were actually chanting: "ay laab yoo conntantan!" --thats what i actually heard from where im standing"

he sang the songs i expect him to sing, kasi kung hindi , babatuhin ko sya ng bote ng mineral water. then after the show, cd signing... and here is his pic, while signing my cd (actually cookie's cd, which i borrowed") despite of the very strict organizers who didn't allow picture taking!

poster niya, na nakablock sa view ng ibang tao, buti nalang tinanggal later on.
antay for 2 hours....walang upuan yan!
constantine

after that show, nanood na kami ni ccokie ng last full show ng harry potter, until 2am... which had drastically overshadowed my hang over from constantine"

i mean it was a great movie... maybe my favorite among all the harry potter installments...much more darker, scarier, and funnier. i like the yule ball part, in particular...

p.s. katabi pa namin si yasmien from starstruck sa movie house. la lang.

our barkada pic

i don't mean to preempt our annual's personal creative shots, but I just want to post this funny pic of ours, during our pictorial. wala lang... kakatuwa kasi eh.

left to right, top to bottom: dottie as the frustrated bride, marla as an italian cook, rae as a killer anime (tama ba?), dianne as mulawin killer, harmony as playmate or piglet, me as electrecuted guy, cookie as mulawin, and krisna as violinist, or guitarist with a friend, komodo dragon...labo noh? haha!

been listening to madonna's new dance track lately (i know wat ur thinking... how much gayer can i get?) its a mix of techno dance and an 80's abba song sample, which makes it a superb fresh material. just one run through of the song, and it will seep deep inside your head.
though im not really a madonna fan, i've never been this excited to listen to her new songs off her new album. (album cover shown above...she's pink!) yep, u can see how its goin to be, madonna will be rapidly infecting all the queers out there... again. which is a good thing, because a huge percentage of madonna's fanbase are gays..huge enough to make a homo-tropolis.

i hope she recovers well with the launching and the sales of this baby. she should pull herself up, after her previous album flop, american life.

p.s. i also love alicia keys new song unbreakable....her voice is beyond words.
and also, i hate frankie j! no original thing going on on that guy... he's tryin to be usher but he's not. hope he change his style

last night was the closing slash halloween party of our exhibit, which btw was a casual but rowdy party. it was quite fun but not as fun as what I've expected it...i was hoping for a lot of dancing...hehe but didn't have the chance bcoz, walang matinong sound system. sayang! nung afternun, didi and dodo checked in sa new world hotel, and so I sqeezed myself in, to still have the feel of it, even if im not staying. so yun.. pictorial galore muna, before we went to the exhibit. then after ng awarding and few shots of alchohol dun sa party, i hurried home. para makahabol sa overnight stay namin sa cemetery... excited din ako kasi, dami namin binili paraphernalia for our overnight. bumili si mama ng camping tents, tapos bumili kami ng games. uno cards, scrabble, bingo, and so on. kaya super saya din. twas a get together with my cousins....mejo naubos lang ata pera ko sa bingo...haha! pero sarap matulog sa tent... first time ko! and i liked it... i have to try it sa mountains or by the beach... but anyway... just got home, and i'm feeling tired and funky... so nagpainit muna ako tubig, then ligo nako..

temple ulit!?!

it's another "temple night"... we've promised each other to go out this weekend, and so it was granted. plus, we were joined by the company of gian, feliz, julie and leni! the more,the manier...right? kaya it was a long, hot, but fun night... again, temple bar was jam packed with people body bumpin' while dirty dancin' and cuddlin'.

papatalo ba kami? siempre hindi! cookie and I, had our own exhibition dances to boast off... (ala jessica alba in Honey) ofcourse may kanya kanya din dancin styles sila kris, dots, feliz and julie...ganda ng music... pinatugtog "ever after", everybody covered their ears and complained... (NO! NOT AGAIN!) tapos leni started mentioning the sponsors of our exhibit... (with her hand-flash action) --mimicing our "tireless over-played exhibit video." it was also the first time aynns tasted an alcoholic drink... leni ordered her a glass "tequila rose" (a strawberry milk vodka) sabi namin "aynns baby...eto na gatas mo!" haha!

then we ended the night with a light snack at mcdo. Aynns, bie cookie and I, went straight to bie's mom's office, after that...


me, krisna, kukeh

kuki, aynns, leni, kris, feliz, bie, dodoy (i'm the photographer)

bie, dottie, kris, kuki, leni, aynns, gian, feliz

feliz and mwah

me, kris, bie, harms & kuki

sorry..it took a while to post these pics...


new world renaissance hotel

groupmates and friends...

1. anne ong, checo & me 2. me again, rae, didi

1. pam & me 2. marla bie and cookie at temple.