Videos / Hello...I'm Amy Walker and I'm From London...

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Really really really interesting!
The best accent I think is the Wellington accent. It sounded so real. It even sounds like Gala:

Listen to her...

Events / Olympics 08

Olympics 2008 Opening Ceremony - video powered by Metacafe
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Goosebumps!! I'm still looking for other videos because I missed the Best part—the opening production number (whatever you call it)—I only got to watch the part where the different countries' delegates entered the stadium I didn't even catch Philippines! hehe

I really love anything with LEDS and lights and screens and anything that resembles a tamagotchi so I really loved that number they did.
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Video via Bryanboy

Events / Happy Olympics Day! It's 08/08/08 today!

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All Photos by Me :-)

Magazines / August 08 Magazines...coming...

2 kilos of love..
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Only waiting for one more (Rogue)and hopefully this is all. Previews and reviews coming later.

Man, despite of my lack of steady (and heavy) cash flow, I've been splurging for magazines. In times like these really I should be saving. I have several books on my wishlist..and saving now is two times harder because magazines are becoming better and better and better (and money comes by harder and harder!). I went to the mall yesterday to pick up the usual magazines I buy but ohh no..I got more than what's on my list (It's not on the picture abouve because those are back issues and maybe I'll share it later..hehe). Thankgoodness there's no Rogue yet so I won't be spending again it until next week when I check again. hahaha! I feel for Queen Michelle of Kingdom of Style for being a maghag in times of , I quote her, "poor cash flow". I feel better now because 1000 miles (IDK) away on the other side of the globe..somebody is going through the same thing. hehehe

If there's one thing I learned about buying magazines..it is that one should buy it hot of the racks/press/stands! It would feel better to leave the store with empty pockets (or a longer charge slips) than leave the store with empty hands! I experienced that several times and it's sad! Especially if it's free, run, don't walk! I hope I would still be able to find my hard copy of Status magazine. I checked out Powerbooks at Mall of Asia and they're out of stock. Ihatet! (HELP!!)

Aside from Rogue, I'm planning to add a few (coughMEGAcough) magazine on my regular monthly magazines. A subscription is the practical way to go but of course..but I live one magazine at a time! Just as the tagalog proverb says..and I rephrase it: Isang kahit isang magazine! hehe

Films / SF Shorts

Hose


Procrastination
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Watch the films here. Really interesting short films.
And speaking of films...I hate to have missed Cinemalaya (a local independent films festival). I hope they post some of the stuff they have there on Youtube. hehe Or ok, ok on DVD.
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Related: The Moment

TV / Project Runway Philippines

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Have you watched the first episode of project Runway Philippines?? I'm watching (by the time this post gets published, watched) the replay now (Sundays 230! yay!) and I have only one thing to say: like ETC (the network it is on) it's all good! It think it feels real...not contrived..not artificial. While it may be all that...I have to admit that some (SOME) parts feel a little awkward. It is an like mirror image of its American counterpart. FashPack said it best:

the local edition stars teresa herrera as heidi klum, rajo laurel as michael kors, apples aberin-sadhwani as nina garcia, and jojie lloren as tim gunn. o, perfect casting, 'diba?

Also, I cannot help but compare it to the Philippine version of ANTM. Now that there's something to compare it with, I feel a bit betrayed (LOL) because I thought then that PNTM did half ok (I know!). HAHA Although I still think that the photoshoots they did were nice..Great lensmen (and women) like Mark Nicdao, Ronnie Salvacion, Xander Angeles and several great photographers shot the stuff so yeah.

Since I mentioned PNfreakingTM, please ETC. Lease a new life on PNTM. Bring it up from the ashes.

On other notes..one designer looks like the guy Bryanboy posted on his site many many many maaany posts ago (do I have selective sharp memory or what?). That Eli guy (fast forward the video to 1:25, the one after Aries Lagat) looks like this guy. Click the links and see...

Catch Project Runway Philippines on ETC every Wednesdays @ 10pm with replays at these days and times: Thursdays 9am and 3pm, Saturdays 12mn and 8pm, Sundays 2:30pm and Mondays 9am.

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Video from sweetnvmbr

Magazines / New Stuff

Eek! Do I need to join a magaddictsanonymous already or what
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It's August already but previews and reviews of July mags are still on draft. These stuff are just too good to be left unshared...

Books / Old Books

My Loot for P85
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I bought last week abunch of old books from our school library. As they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure. They were, I think, clearing up old old as in really old books (dating as old as 50s-60s) to give space to new stuff. A pretty late spring cleaning but oh well. Prices ranged from P5-30. Giveaway!

A week prior to this I read again one of my favorite Gala Darling post—the Moleskine Inspirations post. Super Inspiration! But Moleskines are so mahalia (read=expen$ive) for me...a thousand and half pesos for a notebook (but a really good one at that) is not yet (YET) worth my investment. And then this—Sevensixtwo's LJ is love! Read her previous posts..back to the Pictures from Italy posts. Eek! Why haven't I thought of that before? She used (i suppose) old books as canvass (or paper or whatever you call it).

So there I was..getting the oldest haggardest brittlest lumang bato books. yay! But with my current load, school and otherwise, I wish I would get started with stuff. (coughnewblogcough)

Photo Friday / Awful, The Office, Flight

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This week's topic: Awful

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Past weeks' entries. I had so much stuff to do and think about plus the internet conked out last weekend so there.

Flight


The Office

Random Toughts / My Current Desktop

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I can't wait to finish Cyanide 2.
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Click Photo to enlarge

Magazines / T3 Philippines, July 2008

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I've never been this inspired by T3. The redesign and the return of the manorexic and terrific editor that is Vince Sales excited me. Not that the other ed is not-so of course. Although I'm pretty sure the culprit of this redesign are those people at the T3 HQ in UK, I have to say hurrah to the new look! Here's why...



Here's Angel Locsin looking kinda plump. Kidding :-) This is the 50th golden issue (not anniversary ok) I don't exactly know if i should be happy or what. The cover is ok and it's not ok. Get it? It's the 50th for goodness sakes. haha! They should've made it fiercer and awesomer. Ok is really not happy 50th issue. But I have to say..the printing is terrific!



Isn't is good? I love the redesign. The past redesigns have been quite..meh. I mean when they redesigned the mag many many issues ago, I felt quite incomplete (nge) and missing the old look. But look at you today, it looks like somebody went to the Dra. Vicky Belo Clinic of magazines!



Isn't it lovely? I love the way the texts and images were laid out. And the fonts! So Beautiful and sexy. How can fonts be beautiful and sexy?



Isn't it beautiful? So beautiful it's so delicious. So delicious I want to eat it. The illustrations (sorry, forgot who did it, check later) were really nice!



This is probably my favorite page from this issue. Or, maybe, since issue 1! LOL @ "Laptops so skinny, they've been diagnosed with eating disorders". I think i have a thing for thought/dialogue bubbles...

The page after...



But...



If there's another thing I didn't like about this issue (aside from the blandtastic—kidding!—cover) it is that the transition from the regular sections/departments to the reviews were quite abrupt (see photo above). I know that it's really crazy to put the disclaimers, notes etc they always had every issue but, I'm sure, just like new visitors at blogs, mags have new readers too. Or they should've put something to separate the reviews from the departments/sections. Oh, yes, page count. Of course.

There you have it!

The articles and reviews were, as always, nice. But Lourd de Veyra's column is missing! Maybe they decided that one column/opinion, either from Butch Dalisay or him is enough each month. As they say, you cannot have it all..

Plus there's one more page and feature I love but apparently it's missing. I'll post it later if I find it.
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Cover Scan/Photos by Edrick

Magazines / You, Jul-Aug 2008

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I discovered about this magazine in Rey Ilagan's recently resurrected blog, Daily Nagali. Thanks to his entry about this mag, I checked it out on my next trip to the newsstands. I've had it for sometime now..just didn't the time (or energy—school load!) to post.



The cover is ok; it was shot but Charles Lu. Check out those lips..Georgina much?



The ed inside. Proenza Schouler or SATC? hehe Nice styling. At least they reinvented/restyled the girl.



Color! Couleur! Kulay!



And there you have it.

I liked the style and design...and layout of the magazine..of course the content too. I'm glad the article they did about the kahfiyah (SP?) or the so-ubiquitous scarf is not exactly written to promote the thing. I used to love it (and actually used one once) but, oh well—it's on everybody's necks today. Even in 30-something-degree-places. Do they even know which international collection it was inspired from? hehe Also..to tell the truth..I was on the verge of writing fan mail/reader mail, a beautiful and well written one at that, just so I could win the Nooka watch! (see picture above, left page, lower right corner, the blue one, yes) haha I know I know. Plus! Lourd de Veyra writes there! It makes up for his absence in this month's T3 (review post coming...).

But did you notice its resemblance to another magazine, Nylon? And/or Catalog mag? Look at Status Mag (which I'm quite have difficulties getting my hard copy—help!)..Status, Nylon and Catalog are on the same, shall we say wavelength of look/feel/design but they have their own unique feel. This is their first issue so, we'll see.

I also hoped they had something for the boys. It didn't exactly say it is a girl's mag, no? In fact, writen on the cover: Fashion + Music: Express Yourself. It had a few bits here and there..but a little more would be really nice.

Still, congratulations for coming up with this magazine. It's something cool for the young ones (and the once young as they say. haha) Although I have to say it's not exactly something that made me go to mag heaven..maybe it's not just my exact genre. But at P85, I'm not sad. Or complaining.
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Cover Photographed by Charles Lu
Scanned by Edrick

Shows / Model.Live on Vogue.tv

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Vogue.tv + IMG + Model show = This
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Video from Wall Street Journal
Related: NY Mag, Vogue.TV (Click Model.Live Channel)

032c Issue 15

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I used to not like distorted fonts but this one is an exception. I don't know if this is it but I'm starting to have a liking for what I call 'guerrilla' style. Joerg Koch, the magazine's Editor in chief said that the critics described it as "old ugly". :-0 At least I said "guerrilla". haha!
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Photo from 032c
Related, The Moment, MagCulture 1/2/3, Wikipedia
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PS Just to tell more...that liking for guerrilla style I guess officially started in Imagine's 2nd issue. Sometimes I have to 'not like' (cannot say hate) something before I accept and really like/love it. That's how I liked Lily Donaldson, Ria bolivar..and now Ann Casas (sp??) hihi

Naomi on i-D

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Remember a few months back where they also have a winking model on the cover? hehe

UPDATE
Apparently, all i-D covers have them coverpeople winking. Click here!! and understand why. I love it!! I thought Aggyness closed her other eye because of the eye infection thing. Maybe but maybe not.
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Photo from MDC

Dreamy Wander

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A video lookbook of Erin Fetherson's A/W 2008-09 Collection Starring Zooey Deschanel. Short film is directed by Ellen Von Unwerth.
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Video from Jos129
Related, Dazed Digital

Page Design

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I'm so inspired. Watch closely at around 1:20..he couldn't decide for a title (he changed it for like more than 3 times if im not mistaken) so he just put XXXXXXs. I have done several (or a few depending on how you look at it) designing and layout jobs and really I could relate to that. I always thought they had an easy time figuring how a page would look like. This is the industry I want to work in the (near?) future. And I'm as excited as much a I am nervous.
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Video from MagCulture
Related, MagCulture

When the queen says no...

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When the queen bee says no, everybody should follow.

Further, we hear that Demarchelier may be on an extremely lucrative exclusive contract with Vogue. So Wintour "flipped her shit" at the thought of him working for a semi-competitor. She got so upset that eventually she had to go and have a mob-like "Sit down" meeting with Glenn O'Brien, who oversees Interview for Brant Publications and is not a fan of celebrities.

The outcome of that meeting is unclear. But everyone involved better hope that Wintour cools off. Her reaction to Demarchelier's perceived betrayal was to call around to Vogue's top photographers—including Brad Pitt chronicler Steven Klein—and urge (order?) them not to shoot any photos for Interview. We hear that this isn't the first time she's gotten angry like this; she tried to tell photographers not to work for Tina Brown's ill-fated Talk magazine when it launched, too.

Read full article here.

I just wish I could do illustrations as nice and funny as that. :-p
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Photo from The New York Observer
Related, Gawker

Preview July 2008

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Sneak peek inside... (click to enlarge)


Angel Aquino (L, also on Cover) and Tweetie de leon Gonzales


Ria Bolivar (L) and Joyce Oreña
(The picture of Joyce Oreña looks really familiar no? :-) )

I guess this is the best best dressed issue so far. Not that the past ones were bad of course (it looked nice and really cool then), but, well, these issue definitely better (compared to the past one's and visually speaking ok?). I usually, truth to tell, not super look forward to this issue (sortof!) because there are no editorials—as in real models, cool photography, the works. But this one is nice and cool! Note though: I say it's better—visually speaking; I don't pertain to who got on the list..ok. The way they showed or, um, editorialized those who got on the best dressed list is really superb. AND ALSO, I think Tweetie de leon Gonzales should model again—just in time when the fasyon world's past greats are all coming back (aka the supers like Linda for Prada, Naomi for YSL, etc), no? hehe
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Cover Photographed by Marlon Pecjo

Spiral — Photo Friday

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Topic this week: Spiral
Photo taken @ the Disney on Ice show @ Araneta