Tuesday, April 30, 2013

First Attempt to Black and White: Vintage Sexy

Less is more. I always hear those famous words. In the world dominated by colors, true beauty can only be seen in neutral.

It isn't sexy sexy coz it's bare. it's sexy coz of its boldness. the sultry side to simplicity.The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.

The art of being bare without being trashy. It's both an breezy yet a hard task to do. 






Forgive my editing skills for im  just a beginner. This was all taken in my bedroom all in self-timer. Guys, this is what boredom does to you.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Heat was an Understatement But I Had Fun



Only a few things could urge me to wake so early in the morning. Included in the short list would be mini trip to Samal Island together with my siblings in CAC. It wasnt really an outing. It's more of a search for a perfect venue to hold one of our incoming activity.



They say "The heat is on!". But i say it's an understatement. i never imagined the sun to emit such humidity that it literally bites. (i have marks to prove you that). The line to get through the barge was unusually long even for a Sunday morning.


Samal is just the place to be if you are looking a for a good resort to spend quality time with. The price for passes ranges from lowest rate i could imagine to the "can-afford" level. Well, it also depends on the amenities and how commercialized the resort is. I had the chance to discover some not so familiar resorts in Samal together with Aldrich So, Janine Gait and Ate Jessica Sanchez (nope, not the American Idol) over a joyride at the back of a truck.
Usually packed barge in a hot Sunday morning
Did somebody just smelled some freshly cooked bread? Buy 1 take 1? Yes it is!

Pretending that it's an Campaign motorcade. Janine and Bam Aquino enjoying the truck ride
Might as well enjoy the scenery in La Familia Resort
Over-looking the beach, perfect spot to reflect
i was ready for swimming: it never came!
Doing his favorite thing.
At Lantaw Dagat
Jessica Sanchez Ladies and Gents!!
Reward thyselves with a hearty lunch at Hukad Abreeza
Dear Sun, when can i ever achieve the perfect golden tan? All you're giving me is the lechon red  that i've never aked for

May the FORCE be With You


The famous catch phrase popularized by the classic Sci-Fi Star Wars was once again made even more immortal by the dynamic dance group G-Force.

Famously known probably as the most sought after group of dancers in The Philippines, G-Force has set the standards in giving a quality performance everytime they stepped those high-heels (yes, even the boys wears them) on stage. They are regulary seen as back-ups in shows such as ASAP, Gandang Gabi Vice and Eat Bulaga.

Recently, they released a dance single performed by the group leader and founder, Geocelle Dapat. The single comes with the video featuring all the dancers in their impecable routines. It's also an eye candy to the viewers as the dancers comes in perfectly toned bodies. Geez, dancing must be a good exercise. 

Watch the video below and judge it for yourselves. It's HOT!



Wednesday, April 24, 2013

FIDA: Inclinations


Last April 21 of 2013, The Fashion Institute of Design and Arts held their very first Graduation Fashion Show at the Atrium at SM Lanang Premiere. This is the event where all the graduating students present a collection each as a rite for finishing their course in FIDA. 

Some of the undergrads also showcased a maximum of 2 garments each and should be in white.Neil Jimlani, Gladys Buenacosta, Yvette Lopez, Nicole Calope, Catherine Autor, Julia Ilarde,Marjorie Macale, Dollie Cabahug, Arjhovic Maglasang, Jasmine Castillo, Bernadette Obiso, April Carolino and Ron Santos all shared the spotlight proving to everyone that they could be the next big things.




Here are the graduates who showcased their collection during the show:

EMILE BUENBRAZO featured his collection entitled NOMADS: PARU/ PARO. A set composed of 2 to 3 piece garments inspired tribal legends. The cuts were all classic elegant with an ethnic twist.




KRISTINE DY's MIDNITE put on the label "fierce" on an everyday working woman as she placed blazers and lady's suits on another level. She utilized the elegant black, red and midnight blue to fill up her collection.



KYRIE BANOS's METAMORPHOSIS all shocked the audience with it's playful yet alluring garments. With its bubbly colors of pink, blue and yellow, it's feels like Candy Crush on the runway. 



DIANE CORPUS's collection, “SVELTE”, was my favorite among the bunch. It was classic yet elegant as she used clean cuts with admirable craftsmanship in her sewing. You can really never go wrong with white. Yet Diane put a little twist of gold in there. Awesome!



MARLON SUAN was the only designer who featured Men's wear in D CULTURE. It features an interesting take on the typical suit as Marlon put in Geometric shapes and lines in addition to colors.




WILSON LIMON (WNL) was just a blast! Every piece in the collection was just so elegantly designed. I love how he mixed up the hard and the soft element to the garments which made it so gorgeous.




It was indeed a good batch of designers. To the graduates, Congratulations!


Check out the highlights during the show. (Photo credits to Mr. John Gorre and Mr. Paco Bustamante)


Friday, April 19, 2013

Kiyomi Bisaya Version



So the recent influx of cover videos of the Korean Nursery Rhyme Gwiyomi made to prove that it was such a hit to Filipino audience. It features a selfie video of making cute faces (or is it?) and making hand gestures. A lot of versions have surfaced over Youtube and other social media sites of this ,uhm yeah cute, but apparently annoying song. As they say: "Ang Gwiyomi ay parang bangs, may binabagayan lang".

So as a tribute to most over-rated nursery rhyme ever, here's a video feature presenting a Bisaya version of Gwiyomi. It is HILARIOUS!


Viral Letter to Janine's Ex


So apparently, the recent break-up of Ms. Universe 1st runner-up, Janine Tugonon, to his boyfriend Jaypee Santos is causing quiet a stir in social media nowadays. The issue first took surface during their guesting on KrisTV last April 16, 2013. The reason was said to be because of Janine's blooming friendship with The Script vocalist  Danny O’Donoghue

And now there is this letter which has now gone viral published by AJ Perez (not the deceased teen actor R.I.P.) on his blog at http://blog.ajperez.org/?p=217 that captures the attention of the netizens. A photo on Facebook with the attachment of the said letter becomes popular on the said networking site posted by Jethru Reyes Torio. The post already gained 12,189 likes and 6,229 shares in just 2 days and still counting!


Here's the Letter:

Dear Ex ni Janine Tugonon, 

Kamusta? Pare, nakikiramay ako kasi narinig ko sa balita na naghiwalay kayo ni Janine. Sayang, alam ko sa ngayon, masama pa rin siguro ang loob mo sa nangyari. Pero pards, may dadating din na mas maganda sa kaniya. Kung di man mas maganda, at least mas mabait sa kaniya. Pero mas okay pa rin sana kung mas maganda.

Noong naging 1st Runner up si Janine sa Ms. Universe, marami sa kaibigan kong lalaki ang naging crush siya, kasi syempre maganda na, matalino pa si Janine. May iba naman akong mga kaibigan na gusto maging katulad si Janine. Pero alam nila, kahit kailan hindi mangyayari iyon kasi mga lalaki din sila.

Noong ipinakilala sa buong mundo na ikaw ang boyfriend ng naging runner up sa Ms. Universe, aaminin ko, ang una kong naisip agad, akala ko, nag-hang ang telebisyon ko. Kasi nung nagintroduce na si Kuya Boy kung sino yung boyfriend ng naging 1st runner up, gumalaw pakaliwa yung camera at akala ko yung katabi mo yung boyfriend, e tumigil sa iyo ang camera, naisip ko, “ay, nag hang.”

Pero ikaw pala talaga iyon. Na-realize ko yun nung nakita kong ikaw lang mag-isa ang nakaupo sa upuan. Bigla akong natuwa, bigla akong nainspire. Kasi aaminin ko, katulad mo, hindi naman tayo ganun kagwapuhan. Buong buhay ko ‘tol, depressed ako. Kasi nga, alam kong hindi ako uubra sa mga kasing ganda ng mga beauty queen kasi nga di ako kagwapuhan. Pero nung pinakilala ka sa buong mundo, nabuhayan ako ng loob. Pards, naging inspirasyon kita kasi sa’yo, posibleng umibig ang isang diyosa ng kagandahan. Simula noon ay umasa na rin ako na posible din yun sa akin.

Klaruhin ko lang pare ha. Hindi kita iniinsulto at hindi kita minamaliit. Kasi nga, inaamin ko na katulad mo, may kaguwapuhan din ako na di ko inakala. Pero hanggang akala ko pa lang din yun hanggang ngayon.

Bumilib din ako kay Janine. Napakaganda niya pero ikaw pa rin ang inibig niya. Siguro sobrang bait mong tao. O kaya, sobrang talino. Sobrang yaman siguro? O madasalin ka lang na tao? Pero sigurado ako, na katulad ko, hindi iyong isa pang criterion for judging yung ginamit ni Janine sa pagpili sa iyo.

Tinaas mo ang bandera ng ating mga ka-tribo, pards. Sobrang salamat. Masaya na din kami kasi may isa kaming ka-tribo ang naging matagumpay. Puwede na tayong magka-partylist: Lucky Me! Partylist.

Pero nung isang araw, narinig ko ang isang napakasamang balita: Naghiwalay na daw kayo ni Janine. Naghiwalay daw kayo dahil sa 3rd party. Sa lahat ng party, yan ang party na di masaya. Yan ang party na walang invitation. Yan ang party na meron nag ge-gatecrash.

At ang gate crasher sa mala-cinderella mong storya? Ang lead singer daw ng “The Script.” Aaminin ko, mukhang lamang sa atin ang kolokoy na iyon. Kasi sa Facebook ko, madami din akong friends na nababaliw sa kaniya. Parang Justin Bieber na pinatanda. At katulad ni Justin Bieber, naka-ahit din ang kilay ng lalaking iyon. May foundation pa yan, pusta tayo?

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Hindi iyan ang marka ng totoong lalaki. Pare, ang totoong lalaki katulad natin, may respeto. Ang totoong lalaki, kahit anong sabihin, hindi umeepal sa kapwa lalaki, kahit alam niyang mas lamang siya dito. Dahil sa dulo, ayaw din nating may umepal sa atin. That’s the bro code, y’all. Ang totoong lalaki, sa init ng araw, hindi gumagamit ng payong. Sunblock lang ang ginagamit natin. Yung SPF 40.

Pa-simple pa itong bokalista ng “The Script.” Tinanong kung may Twitter si Janine, noong sinabing meron, sabi niya, “Follow me, and I’ll follow you back.” Script mo bulok.

Pero ayun na nga ang nangyari. Naghiwalay kayo dahil doon. Ang bilis nang pangyayari. Ganyan talaga pag mas guwapo o mas maganda ang 3rd party, mas bumibilis ang pangyayari.

Noong ininterview kayo ni Ate Krissy noong isang araw, kilig na kilig pa si Janine habang kinikwento nya yung encounter nya kay script boy. Parang sure na sure na talaga siya ha na si Mr. Script ang future nya. Pero ang masakit dyan pare ko, katabi ka niya sa interview habang nag aala-kolehiyala ang ex mo in front of national TV. Hindi lang siya kinikilig. nanginginig na nga. Akala ko, kinumbulsyon na si Janine sa sobrang kilig. In front of Narional TV, pinagmukha ka niyang tanga. Sumakit ang dibdib ko para sa iyo habang nakaupo kang pinagmumukha kang tanga sa harap ng milyones na nanonood. Kung ako sa iyo, sana nagwala ka bigla at sinambunutan mo na yung ex mo habang sumisigaw ng: “YOU DON’T DO THAT TO ME!!! YOU DON’T DO THAT TO ME!!!” Hashtag.

Alam ko masama ang loob mo ngayon, at kahit anong sabihin ko, hindi ito magpapagaan ng loob mo. Ganiyan siguro ang buhay. Ang lakas nating sabihin na “hindi importante ang itsura.” Siguro nga. Pero kapag may dumating sa buhay natin ang taong merong itsura, nakakalimutan natin agad ang mga katagang iyon.

At bakit ganun, kung may magsyota na mas maganda (o mas guwapo) yung isa, utang na loob agad nung kabila kung bakit sila naging mag-on? So dapat, yung hindi kaguwapuhan (o kagandahan) na partner ay magiging alila o sunud-sunuran na lang sa mas guwapo (o maganda) na kabiyak? At kung masaktan at sabihin mo ang totoo mong nararamdaman sa partner mo dahil nasasaktan ka, ikaw pa ang makapal ang mukha?

Sana inintindi ka na lang niya. Na minsan, na-iinsecure tayo sa puntong napaparanoid na tayo. Hindi dahil masama tayong tao, ayaw lang natin sila mawala sa buhay natin. Pero nasasakal na daw sila sa atin. Sabi nila, nakakasakal na daw tayo sa relasyon, pero di nila inisip, yakap lang iyon na napahigpit ng di sadya ng isang taong desperado na ayaw niyang mawala ang pinakamamahal niyang sa mundong ito.

Pare, hindi ka nag-iisa. Kuha na lang tayo ng gitara at tambay na lang tayo sa tindahan ni Aling Nena.



My reaction to the issue.(Not that i have anything to do with the issue but this is my blog but i will say it anyway.) Let's not jump into conclusion guys. Neither Janine nor Jaypee confirmed that the Beauty Queen is dating Danny. Or if she is, so what? Janine deserves to be happy.And so does everyone else. And can you people just quit pointing out that Janine left his ex coz of looks. You are not sure of that. If that was the case, she wouldn't be dating him at the first place.And don't such hypocrites and pretend not to react when Janine first introduced Jaypee to the public. Janine saw something on Jaypee that is way beyond looks. So it couldn't be just the reason for her to leave him. Let us not be judgmental. This is something that only open-minded people to understand.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Girls with Guns: G.I. Joe Retaliation



What could be hotter than a pretty girl with super hot body plus a brain equivalent to a class of nerds all put together? Seems like she has all the stuff on the bag, doesn't she? But did i tell you she can also handle guns? Yes, she can. Jaye Burnette or Lady Jaye (played by Adrianne Palicki) is probably one of my favorite character in the sequel of G.I. Joe. She is the only female character in the group and the weapon specialist. But don't underestimate this character coz she can kick some ass.





G.I. Joe Retaliation revolves in the story where the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

This is a must watch movie coz you know I've expected soldiers. And i've seen not on;y soldiers but some kick-ass ninjas which made up my favorite fighting seen ever. (Well, not that i watch a lot of action films)



Monday, April 15, 2013

Nigahiga Finally Cracks Up



It was never a secret how I adore Youtube stars as much as i love the mainstream celebrities. From the awesome covers of Megan Nicole, Joseph Vincent, Jason Chen, Sam Tsui, Kurt Hugo Shcneider and a lot more to the equally entertaining comedy antics of The What the Buck Show, KevJumba and Chester See. I even think watch more Youtube videos than of the television.

One of my early favorite is Ryan Higa (username Nigahiga). He's a 22 year-old American-Japanese dude from Hawaii who moved to Las Vegas to pursue his Youtube dreams (or if there's anything such). He actually features random stuff in his Channel from funny impersonation of artist such as Rihanna and Chris Brown to hilariuous covers of songs and to even his personal opinions about random issues with i think is genius rather than funny.

Recently, he just released a video about his life story. He never done this before and it surprises that he have been through this kind stuff. In the video he talked about sibling rivalry, underachievement, being a misfit, bullying, teenage suicide and following your dreams. Many viewers can relate to this video especially those ones who experienced the same as he did. This was so far Higa's most emotional video which was quiet opposite to his forte. 



Sunday, April 14, 2013

How to Talk like Blonde Bitch

One random sunny afternoon, i got to see this trending post by a friend in Facebook. The title struck me by surprise: BLONDE BITCH TALK. I mean, wow. How uncommon it is to hear some chicks talking like legit blondes. Not that i have anything against blondes, they're hot. 

The video features two ladies (or so i think) talking about stuffs using the funniest Blonde Bitch Impression I've ever heard. And i know it's just an impression coz they're not really blondes.Plus the malunggay on the table made the stint "oh-so: classy! Oh well, just to brief you out, they sound like those "maarte" rich girls in teenage movies who doesn't care about anything but Chanel shoes and Prada bags. 

It was so funny coz sometimes me and my friends talk like this unconsciously. Words cannot describe how overwhelmed i am with this video. Why don't see it for yourself then? Here it is:







Well, i surely had fun with all that talk. Whoever that Sasha and Ai is, I absolutely want to meet them.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Consulate of Indonesia sponsors Batik Workshop at SM Lanang





Batik is a cloth that is traditionally made using a manual wax-resisting dyeing technique.Other regions of Indonesia have their own unique patterns that normally take themes from everyday lives, incorporating patterns such as flowers, nature, animals, folklore or people.
Last April 6, 2013 at the Atrium of SM Lanang Premiere, The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia shared the knowledge of creating such fabrics to the Davaoenos thru their successfully held Batik Workshop and Indocraft.
It was participated by various people from students to the middle-aged ones who are interested to leard the art of Batik making. We got to experience the basics from putting on the design on the fabric or wood up to putting on colors using dyes.
From sketches to fabrics
Maizy and I had a blast. Here's us showing our finish product
We also brought home certificates and some goodies.
It was indeed a very nice experience. But maybe my Batik-making needs a little bit of practice.