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Yesterday, I got a call from a call center HR representative and she asked me about one of our graduates (at the APC School of Multimedia Arts). I know the alumnus' work habits because he had been my student and had been very diligent. I remember that he'd consult with me about his projects even outside class hours. Though working on his design portfolio had been quite a daunting task, he had

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My sister and I were invited to the Beyond Bath Organics launch which was held at The Manila Hotel Spa last July 27, 2010. Alex and I are a strange duo. She's a fashion blogger (even though she's actually a multimedia artist) and I usually cover art exhibits (even though my top Google entry is about a beauty product), so it's quite  rare for us to be at the same event. We were welcomed by a

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From Amazon.com's Product Description: The series that has taken the US by storm comes to the UK in the first of an all-new Titan graphic novel series! From writer Brian K. Vaughan (Swamp Thing, The Hood) and up and coming artist Pia Guerra comes a view of a dystopian society where suddenly - and without warning - a mysterious plague kills every living creature on the planet with a Y

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Last Saturday, coming home from Raphael Pagarigan's Open City exhibit, I had to pass through the dreaded thieves den that Cubao has been known for. En route to MRT from LRT2, my old old cellphone got stolen. The thief may be talented but he went away with the cheapest phone imaginable (though it had a great deal of sentimental value) and missed the more expensive gadgets: Mi-chan2 (Macbook) and

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Raphael Patnubay Pagarigan's 2nd solo exhibition opened on July 24, 2010 at the Boston Gallery in Cubao, Quezon City. The artist is actually the brother of my colleague, Luna Pagarigan (Game Design and Development lecturer at Asia Pacific College). I noticed that he uses very bold strokes in some parts and fine strokes in other parts of his paintings. The approach is kind of...different,

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Super late post!!! Last week, cousin Virna, my sister Alex and I (a.k.a. Firesenshi, Thundersenshi and Skysenshi respectively) decided to have a girls' day out to celebrate our creative freedom. Um, actually, I was the last to celebrate. Raissa (Virna's sister and formerly known as Lovesenshi) chose not to go with us because she doesn't like Mega Mall. None of us three liked Mega Mall, too,

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Those who are already immersed in the (electronic) interactive arts industry would know Autodesk. Who in this field has not heard of Maya, AutoCAD and 3Ds Max? Last year, I attended an event at Greenbelt 5, also by Challenge Systems Inc., and they demonstrated Mudbox, a sculpting and texture painting software that was Autodesk's answer to Zbrush. Its capabilities gave me goosebumps. This time

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Facepalm. Facepalm. Facepalm. Facepalm. Facepalm. Facepalm. Facepalm. That was literally what I did the entire time I sat through this horrifying exercise. I swear I tried to give it a chance. I really did. Despite all the negative reviews everywhere. Since I had held M. Night Shyamalan in high regard -- The Village, The Sixth Sense and Lady in the Water are three of my most memorable Shyamalan

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Super late post. Last Friday, Caloi, Dan H. and I went to watch Inception after attending Robert's exhibit at Tin-Aw Gallery. We got to Greenbelt 3 early, though, so we decided to have yogurt while waiting it out. We usually go to Red Mango for this, since it's the nearest to the cinemas. It's not very obvious here, but Caloi ordered a large serving, which is twice as huge as mine. It has two

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I am not familiar with Charice Pempengco, but I am familiar with Glee. It's a funny musical series that promotes the credo of being true to yourself. So imagine my disgust when I came across this chismis article, wherein "Doctor" Vicki Belo told the 18-year-old girl that her gum-chewing habits made her face big and that she needed Botox and Thermage -- both are anti-aging methods -- to make her

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Left: "Zero" by Kawayan de Guia Tin-Aw Gallery celebrated their anniversary with a two-part exhibit. Although I was present during the first show, I didn't have Shin-Chan2 then. This time around, my boss, Robert Besana, Program Director of Asia Pacific College's School of Multimedia Arts, is among the participating artists. I have mixed feelings about his artwork, though...and he knows the

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Went out with my high school pals Cha and Tin and Tin's girlfriend Rebie last Thursday (July 15), mainly because I realized we hadn't had recent photos together. It was Toblerone's latest contest about BFFs that reminded me. (Hopefully, I wouldn't forget to participate in their contest.) Our middle ground is Edsa Shangri-La, so we went to Secret Recipe. Cha doesn't eat beef or pork so I

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I do not normally watch last full shows but because I attended my boss's exhibit before the movie schedule, I had to adjust my body clock. I was afraid I might fall asleep. Thank goodness, Christopher Nolan made THAT impossible. Inception was so riveting (and action packed!) I forgot that it was way past my bedtime. It's been a long time since a movie has kept me thinking every step of the way.

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Edsa Shangri-La Plaza's cinemas and mall layout leave a lot to be desired (expensive ticket prices for movie titles that are not updated, confusing floor-by-floor navigation), there's one thing I love about this mall: how it consistently supports the arts. There's always an exhibit whenever I drop by. This particular exhibit is by the Saturday Group of Artists. I asked my colleagues about

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I woke up this morning to witness a really weird yellow sky. I wasn't sure if it were because I didn't get enough sleep (power outage began at roughly midnight) or the sky really was jaundiced. Here's a snapshot from my window. Realizing that it was futile to attempt sleep, I got out of bed at 6AM and checked all my electronic gadgets. Laptop battery died at around 3AM. PSP was also almost dead

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Sorry for the delay! I had to bring in other judges because the selection had proven to be quite challenging. I've already trimmed it down to 20 of the best entries but I still had difficulty picking which ones I like the most. I definitely needed help. Anyway, here are the winners of the Back To School 2010 Contest (Tribute to Literature and Visual Arts). Third Prize: Regina Supapo put her

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This is a tradition I started last year, when I first handled the DGMEDIA: Game Design class of ABMA76. This outing is actually inspired by the life story of Shigeru Miyamoto, game designer of Nintendo's Mario and Legend of Zelda. Miyamoto was an artist, not a programmer, which was why he was initially hesitant when Nintendo tapped him to come up with a game (that would eventually save the

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The first Sango I've ever been to was in Makati Cinema Square. To my knowledge, that is the original. I thought it would also remain to be the only branch forever and ever. Well, just recently, Sango opened up a few branches near me. One is in Rockwell and another is in Edsa Shangri-La mall; I live right smack in the middle of these two. The branch I frequent is Shangri-La's. The signage is just

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I don't know about other kikay geeks, but this particular kikay geek has one motto when it comes to aesthetics: form follows function. Maybe others would care about LVs and Pradas more. My priority is a bag's ability to carry all my gadgets -- short of having me bring everything but the kitchen sink. Of course, being kikay means I also want my functional bags to look good. It really gets

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 The cozy interiors of Halo Café. Continued from the previous post. This is going to be a photo blog entry, though, since there are a truckload of pictures. Cubao is famous for its artist's spot anyway. After finishing our stuff at Quiapo, we headed straight for Cubao. I needed to replenish my organic bath products from HumanHeartNature. My sister, on the other hand, wanted to look for a popular

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During our last trip to Quiapo, I ran out of money because I bought Shin-Chan2. I told myself I'd bring more money on our next planned trip. My sister Alex, having resigned from her job as well, had enough free time to look for new accessories so off we went. She led me to Wellmanson's. One word: WOW. I wanted to ask a saleslady to pose for me, with the nice shelves of shiny accessories as her

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Eclipse is definitely not the best of the trilogy (I prefer the first), but only because no amount of sap-trimming could make this less painful than it already is. It's a good thing there were a lot of fun moments, most of them composed of Jacob's comeback remarks. In all fairness, haters may not believe this (preferring to hate blindly), but all the Twilight movies are actually tons better than

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According to the UNESCO website: "Today one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women while 72 million children are out of school." This is a sad sad state for the world. I blame our illiteracy for most of the world's ills, including bad governance, overpopulation and climate change. The basic definition of literacy is the ability to read and write. In the 21st

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Last night, I caught my mom watching a series of interviews conducted by CNN's Don Lemon. The topic was Joe Jackson's suit against AEG Live, the brains behind Michael Jackson's final concert. According to the complaints, AEG was responsible for Dr. Murray's hiring and that Dr. Murray was tasked to keep MJ drugged. Joe Jackson maintains that AEG Live would benefit greatly from MJ's demise. Don

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This is a late congratulatory post for Ervim Orbase, Multimedia Arts (SoMA) student at Asia Pacific College. He won first place at the English Speaking Union (ESU) Public Speaking Competition - Philippines (related story by Philippine Star here) and represented the country at the international competition held in London. Here is an excerpt from an email sent by Loline Reed, the Filipina who

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