The Missing Alice, behind the scenes

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Last July 31, a month ago, naging bahagi ako ng napakasaya at napakaglamorosong fashion pictorial ng aking bagong friend na si April Japzon. Ito ay kanyang Finals project para sa kanyang Styling class under veteran supermodel Ms. Marina Benipayo (correct if I’m wrong, April) since nag-aaral siya sa School of Fashion and Arts.

Inimbitahan niya ako sa project niya ilang buwan na ang nakalipas. Willing ako tumulong since gusto ko rin makita at maging kabahagi ng pictorial (dahil isa akong training fashion photographer). Pero di ko inaasahang gagawin niya akong extra model. Nagulat ako pero hindi ako nagdalawang isip. Umoo kaagad ako. Binigyan niya ako ng ideas kung ano ang mangyayari at ano ang dapat dalhin. Mas lalo ako naexcite na magsusuot ang mga models ng designer clothes, at ako ay mapalad na makakasuot ng creation ni Mr. Gerry Katigbak. I was in cloud 9.

Pinaghandaan ko talaga ng husto ang pictorial. At dahil marami ang makakakita, ayoko rin mapahiya. Plus, pangarap ko maging model. Sa awa naman ng Maykapal, hindi ako masyado binisita ng mga pimples at naging malusog para sa pictorial. Nanghiram pa ako ng boots. At nanindigan ako sa turo ni Tyra Banks. Kaya nagpractice ako ng tinatawag na ‘smize’ habang nakaharap sa salamin.

Sa baba ay makikita niyo ang video ng behind the scenes ng pictorial namin.

At hindi ko pinalampas ang pagkakataong kumuha ng pictures. Alam kong hindi ko pa maaaring ilathala ang mga photos hangga’t wala pang pahintulot. Pwede kong ilabas after ng project presentation niya.

Pansamantalang binulabog ni Miss Hairstylist na si Boggy Diaz (left) ang malapugad na kinky hair ng aking apo na si Miel (right) para sa pictorial. No wonder na hanggang titig na lang si Tweety Bird.

Lights courtesy of Cinerent (kung nais niyo pong alamin ang contact details, hindi po ako ang tamang taong mapapagtanungan). Ansaya at sarap ng feeling pag nakakakita ka ng mga ilaw at ng mismong production set, lalo na pag kabilang ka sa models. Kung nasanay ako bilang isang photographer, this time isa ako sa kukuhanan. Don’t worry, hindi ako naging primo ballerina. Naging ballerina lang naman ako.

Ito ang makeup baggage ni Muriel Vega Perez (kaanu-ano niya si Vega ng Street Fighter?).  Kung tutuusin, hindi lang kit or baggage. Masasabi kong isang mobile makeup room ang dala niya. Pag bukas nito, animo’y may lumitaw na parlor sa harapan mo. Kumpletong-kumpleto. May ilaw pa. Sa susunod, may dressing room na kasama. Sayang wala akong litrato na kasama siya. Super kwela at nakakatawa si Muriel. Kung hindi ako nagkakamali, isa siyang registered nurse pero sumasideline siya as makeup artist din. At hindi basta-bastang makeup artist si Muriel: nakapagtrabaho at nafeature na siya sa mga magazine and production pictorials. (Tama na ang bola haha.)

Ito ang mga damit na susuotin para sa project ni April. Take note: designer clothes. Di basta-basta na damit. Nagmula ang mga damit kina Alodia Cecilia Sales, Pablo Cabahug, Chris Diaz, at sa mga sikat na sina THE Mama Renee Salud, Veejay Floresca (of the finalists of Project Runway Philippines, season 1. Ang ganda ng creations niya, pramis.) and si Puey Quiñones. Ang sinuot kong damit ay gawa naman ni Gerry Katigbak, isa rin sa mga hinahangaang fashion designers dito sa Pilipinas. Kaya halong excitement at kaba ang naramdaman ko dahil magsusuot ako ng isang designer menswear. Masaya dahil first-time at kinakabahan kung mabibigyan ko ng hustisya ang damit. Mahirap makulong. Joke.

Si Miel habang kinukuhanan ng picture ni Master Raecen Dimacali (both of them are my schoolmates). Parehong bilib ako sa kanila. Magaling magmodel at magproject si Miel. Top Model material. Si Raecen naman magaling kumuha ng litrato. Top Photographer material. Ako?

Ako at si Miel habang nagpapahinga. In fairness ang ganda ng lip color niya. Anong name? Chicken Curry Yellow? Sino manufacturer? Si Aling Maybelline ba? Ako naman ay gumamit ng sebo mula sa LM… Lucky Me Supreme La Paz Batchoy. Di lang makintab, may lasa pa.

Accesories courtesy of Mickey See. Yes, see the accessories by Mickey See. Wow, it rhymes. Andaya, bakit wala akong accessories? Sana kahit pwet ng baso pinasuot sa akin. Joke.

Shoot was done at Dancing Machine Philippines Studio near Uniwide Parañaque. Isa siyang ballet and dance school na nagtatago sa isang subdivision sa Parañaque. Noong una, nahirapan akong hanapin yung lokasyon ng pictorial at muntik na akong lapain ng asong tumatahol (natural, alanganing tumitilaok) sa kapitbahay. Aside from ballet paintings sa studio, nakita ko tong ballerina figurine na mukhang santo. Kulang na lang suotan ng damit at kabitan ng halo at aras. Medyo nakakatakot yung itsura ng figurine. Baka mamaya gumalaw.

Blocking (positioning and testing kung maganda ang itsura sa picture) by Raecen with Jasmine (seating, left) and Rubie (standing, right). Or baka may nakita silang ipis.

It was Rubie’s time to shine. Galing ah. Suot ni Rubie ang kulay Ruby na damit. Gawin itong tongue twister. Repeat until fade. Teka, pwede rin siyang si Rubi, ang bidang kontrabida.

Oh ha, oh ha. May label pa talaga ang damit ko. At natuwa ako dahil tama ang spelling ng palayaw ko. Hindi ako kumitil ng buhay, sa wakas. Dapat ay kukuhanan kami ng picture sa pintuan (hence, ‘door scene’) ngunit nagbago ang plano. Buti na lang hindi natuloy. Mahirap kuhanan ang mukhang pinto sa pinto. (Nilait na naman ang sarili.)

Pakiramdam ko humawak ako ng pilak (hindi talaga ginto, no?) nung nasa kamay ko na yung damit na susuotin ko. Dahil proud ako, kinuhanan ko yung label ng damit. Sana balang araw, afford ko na bumili ng mga damit na katulad niyan. Mas maganda kung magdonate kayo sa akin. Yung totoo, evacuee?

Astig tong coat-of-arms/insignia/whatever-you-may-call-it. Reminds me of Bench. And gusto ko yung texture ng damit. Bagay sa mga mamalimig na klima tulad ng opisinang wagas na wagas ang airconditioning.

Sa wakas, may makeup na ako courtesy of Muriel. Medyo naiinsecure ako habang minemakeupan niya ako kasi baka iniisip niya, nagmamake-up ba siya ng mukha o ng mukha ng buwan. May craters eh. (Nilait ang sarili.) Pero ang galing. Nawala ang mga marka. Hindi na ako mukhang buwan. Mukha na akong Jupiter. Salamat Muriel, RN.

At eto na nga. At dahil may pagka “Alice in Wonderland” ang tema ng shoot, ibinigay sa akin ni April ang karakter na White Rabbit. Ewan ko ba kung dahil ipinanganak ako sa Year of the Rabbit o mukha akong kuneho. Gayupaman, hindi naman literal na Alice in Wonderland. Isang inspiration lamang at isang fashion interpretation ang pictorial. Kaya wala akong tenga ng isang kuneho at naniniwala ang stylist na kaya ko i-feel ang personality ni White Rabbit. Kengkoy. Makulit. Muntanga minsan. Pero lovable.

Syempre di mawawala ang paborito kong pose: ang papogi pose. Di ko na pala kelangan ng rabbit ears. May rabbit nose naman ako. Leche, ang ganda talaga ng coat.

At kung inyong mapapansin at mapupuna, white stocking lang ang suot ko sa pambaba. Nakabrief lang ako sa pang-ilalim. Kung nakatayo, mukha namang palda kaya walang bahala. Pag nakaupo na ako, yun lang. Felix Bakat na. Ika nga ni Muriel… “Santolan Station, Santolan Station”. Pero cool nga eh, mukha akong aabay sa Royal Wedding. Kulang na lang ng unan, singsing, at aras, ringbearer na ako. And by the way, nais ko pong pasalamatan si ginoong Mech Serva sa brown boots na aking sinuot. Sarap mag boots. Pakiramdam ko isa akong cowboy na macho dancer. Salamat, Mech. I love you pare. Haha.

Change attire si Marii. Siya ang pinakastar at pinakakawawa(?) dahil sa dami ng wardrobe layouts.

Parang graceful flamingo na sasayaw ng Swan Lake. Galing ni Marii. Napakagraceful at effortless ng poses niya. And may pagkahawig siya kay Ina Raymundo.

Habang nagpapahinga at hinahanda ang susunod ni eksena. Mga bandang hapon na yan.

Antagal daw mamili ng damit si Marii kaya naimbyerna si saleslady. Joke. Ito ang shot ng model with the stylist para sa layout ng project. Syempre, di magpapatalo si soon-to-be Liz Uy. (Uy April, kunin mo akong Vince Uy ah. Ginawa mo na kasing Marc Nicdao si Raecen eh.)

Sinisigurado nila April, Raecen, at Ethan kung nakakuha sila ng magandang shot. At teka. Ethan, pose ba yan o makati ba pwet mo?

My anak, Lei, and Miel. Hands down to Lei’s support. Siya ang tagadocument ng mga nangyayaring kababalaghan sa pictorial. Siya ang tumulong at kumontak sa akin nung ako ay naliligaw sa kalsada habang papunta sa location.

Si April at Raecen with his totem-face expression. Bow ako sa inyong dalawa.

At syempre… hindi mawawala ang asaran at harutan sa likod ng pictorial. Meet the EaPril loveteam. Parang binisayang April lang. Mukhang mag-asawa: yung tipong kailangang magtanim ng palay si Eathan para lang sa wedding gown ni April. Kasalukuyang nilalanggam ako habang tinatype ito. Bigyan niyo ak ng Baygon. Gagawin kong pabango.

Ang finale. Namangha ako sa ganda ni Marii at sa damit niya na mala-wedding gown (uy, walang malisya sa paghanga ko ah). Bongga yung gown na tipong pwedeng ipantapat sa wedding dress ni Kate Middleton. Mahaba ang train, tipong aabot ng EDSA at pwedeng sumakay ang mga abay. Di ko lang nakuhanan ng picture na nasa ilalim si April.

Too bad wala akong picture habang kinukuhanan ako. Pero imagine kung gaano ako kainspired at masaya habang naging bahagi ako ng photoshoot. Salamat talaga, April. Salamat din sa mga nakasalamuha ko. Sa uulitin.

Ilalagay ko sa ibang blog entry ang finished product dahil ayokong magreklamo kayo sa tagal ng pagload at haba ng blog entry na ito. Here’s the link of the photos! ^_^

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Origin of Symmetry exhibit

Nakalimutan ko itong i-post. Natabunan ng trabaho, busy schedules, at mga labahing damit.

Despite my busy schedule, I try my best to relax and unwind. And isa sa mga gusto kong gawin ay gumala: specifically, pumunta ng art exhibits.

Last July 20, I went to The Origin of Symmetry solo art exhibit by Mr Wesley Valenzuela at Art Informal in Greenhills, San Juan. I hadn’t met him personally and I barely knew him except he was one of the artists of most controversial Kulo exhibit (remember Mideo Cruz?). Kaya it would be my opportunity to meet him in person.

Tinapos ko muna yung trabaho ko and then I left the office at around 5:30 PM. Hindi ako sumakay ng MRT dahil natatakot ako sa rush hour (tipong siksikan at tulakan) so I just took a bus ride. Syempre, aircon bus. Pero ganun din ang sinapit ko: natagalan sa pagsakay at nung nakasakay na, inabot ako ng traffic. Bumaba ako sa bandang SM Megamall dahil inip na inip ako sa loob ng bus and I was having second thoughts kung tutuloy pa ako.

I decided to stroll around the mall hanggang sa nakita ko si Art, one of ABMA sophomore student/friend. Ewan ko kung nakita niya ako pero imposible dahil nagkaharapan kami sa escalator though we were riding in opposite directions. Ako naman tong tanga, hindi ko man lang naisipan na tanungin siya kung pupunta siya sa exhibit para may kasabay na rin ako.

Hanggang sa may tumawag na rin sa akin. I thought it was Inch pero si JC pala, Akala ko kasi number ni Inch yung tinetext ko habang papunta. Naglakad ako to POEA-Ortigas hanggang Megamall. Nauwi sa instant cardio excerise.

Actually, it was my first time to go to Greenhills area. Para akong promdi, kulang na lang mag ‘ala-eh’ ako. The entire neighborhood of Greenhills is posh. Nahiya ang kutis ko. I was talking to JC while he was giving me the direction and finally I found Art Informal. Para siyang typical na bahay until you enter the house/gallery.

And then I saw familiar faces of some ABMA 100 students. Pumunta ako sa kanila kaagad and then told my struggle while getting there. Finally, I was able to see and meet Sir Wesley in person. Hindi ko kasi siya naging professor pero I can tell he is a great teacher as well as an artist.

Finally, meeting my ABMA100 friends. Hindi ako makapagsalita niyan dahil hinihingal pa rin ako.

Akala ko namalikmata ako. SI LOURD DE VERA TALAGA! Inch and I were too shy at first pero kinapalan na namin ang mukha namin. Mabait naman si Sir Lourd.

Finally, Me and the Lourd!

There were dogs walking inside the gallery. Para sa akin, hindi sila aso. Grabe, parang mga kapre version ng dogs. Nakakatakot (since I’m scared of dogs due to past traumatic experience) pero I tried to have a picture with one. Mabait naman.

Of course, I had to check the art pieces. Kaya nga ako pumunta eh, aside from supposedly free food which was unfortunately wala na. Joke.

His artworks spoke about the union between different elements and creating balance or, as the exhibit name suggests, symmetry. For example, there were figurine of seemed-to-be Buddha with the head of Darth Vader and even the exhibit setup itself: distinctive and dynamic obras against the calm all-white gallery walls.

I want some of these figurines! Astig!

Sir Wesley with his students (I was the one who took this shot).

Kulitan as usual. Ang asim ng ngiti ni JC .

Can you spot the original Asian?

We were making fun of Dex’s tattered shirt aka the spider’s web shirt. Talagang nag-effort na magdamit ng ganyan si Dex. Ano sa susunod, pants na gawa sa balahibo ng tarantula?

With Sir Kirby Roxas, also one of APC professors.

Finally, a picture with them. Mukha akong prof.

And since most of them needed to go home (mga bata nga naman), we left the place at around 9 or 10. Nilakad namin ang buong Greenhills (again, manghang-mangha ako na parang promdi) and had an initial plan before going home. Pero hindi natuloy dahil most of the shops were closed na. Naiwang mga bukas na lang ay mamahalin.

Most of them already decided to leave so ang naiwan ay ako, Inch, and Dex. I was urging them para kumain dahil hindi ako kumain before going to the exhibit. Sinamahan na lang nila ako sa 7-11, ang dakilang life saver para sa mga gutom + nagtitipid.

And oh! I almost forgot! While all of us were still at Greenhills sidewalk and deciding who were going home or not, a man in his 30s approached us and begged for help since ‘her mother’ was stabbed to death and needs monetary assistance. He even told us that it was reported in the news. Syempre, naantig ang puso namin at sabay nag-abot ng contribution. Guess what, it was a modus operandi.

Photos courtesy of Inch Arboleda, Kaye Martinez, and Kevin Compañero.

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Support Orven Desembrana’s “Bullet Lag”

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I think ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataong magpopost about someone’s entry to a contest. I believe my dear reader are very kind to help and support who I endorse. Ako na ang promoter. Kulang na lang maging PR person na ako .

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P.S. Ang mga susunod na vote support request from now on, may bayad na! LOL Pero di ako basta-basta nag-eendorse ng mga bagay-bagay. ME? Mag-eendorse ng ibang shampoo??? *in Kris Aquino’s accent*

EDSA Magallanes street art

Who among you happens to pass by EDSA Magallanes sounthbound lane? I’m sure you’ll be familiar at what I’m gonna talk about. Yung traffic? Given na yun, ‘no ba kayo .

A month ago, I read a Facebook post from Robbie (aka The Creative Dork) about the huge wall art in EDSA Magallanes. Nacurious ako so I checked it by myself. Una kong napansin nung papunt ako for Tuklas Sining sa Reposo event. But sad to say, I was on the wrong side of the road.

Then I only got to see the entire wall during one of my early trips to home. Buti na lang may dala akong camera. Hindi ko mapigilang mamangha sa ganda ng painting sa dingding. I favor this over the previous MMDA Metro Art which were very generic . Hindi ko makuhanan ng buo dahil 1) saglit lang huminto ang bus na sinasakyan ko; and 2) my camera doesn’t have wide-angle lens.

First portion I took a shot. It reminds me of sea creatures. I can see shells, giant squid, an octopus, and planktons. At huwag kayo… si kuya, nakashades kahit ora de peligro na (Ora de peligro is a term mostly used by videographers/photographers which pertaining to the time period when the sun is setting/ malapit na dumilim, probably 5 PM onwards. now you know.) .

Parang repolyo. This is like a salad art on the wall. I wonder if this is good for vegetarian/vegan’s eyes .

Parang mga microbes na magnified under a microscope. Kung ganito kalaki ang mga bacteria, talagang nakakatakot .

I found out that this is one of the major steps for MMDA and Boysen’s  year-long environmental project along EDSA. Some points along Highway 54 (former name of EDSA. Naks, Kuya Kim, is that you?) will be filled with large-scale paintings by noted artists. It started last May 7 at Barangay San Lorenzo – Mantrade portion by Jose Tence Ruiz and we will be seeing other grand paintings on certain EDSA portions on the next months.

Not only for art sake but also this project is also for the environment. Paints are Boysen Knoxout paint which helps transform airborne toxins into safe residue when washed away by rains. This reduces the air pollution in EDSA caused mostly by transportation and  industry smoke emissions. For more information about the paint, click here. (Endorsement ba ito? PAK!)

Boysen's KNOxOUT purifies the air by breaking down toxic emissions into nontoxic substances. Photo courtesy of http://www.talktalktilaok.com

There are 3 things I’m worried about it:

Will it stop the illegal vandalisms along EDSA public walls? Marami pa naman mga pasaway sa EDSA: illegal street vendors, mga nagnanakaw ng mga bakal tapos ibebenta sa junk shops, at pati na rin ang mga taong-asal aso pag umiihi sa dingding. I’m fed up of smelling Eau de Uric acid everytime I travel at work. Kidding aside, manghihinayang ako baka babuyin ang mga obra ng mga taong asal-baboy. Sa mga taong mahuhuling nagvavandalize (kahit saang part ng EDSA), dapat ihian! Joke . Or does the paint also act as wee-wee neutralizer? If that will be the case, mas bibilib ako sa Boysen .

Does it have a long-term advantage to our environment particularly on EDSA? If it’s long, how long? Baka pag isang season ng bagyo at tag-araw, kumupas sila tulad ng mga billboards na tila sumobra na sa contract duration at kumupas na.

Magandang way para mapaganda ang paligid sa EDSA. Hindi lang arts kundi may kapakipakinabang para sa kalikasan. I’m sure pag nakumpleto ang paintings (or even while the paintings are being done), mapapahinto ang mga sasakyan para pagmasdan ang mga gawa sa EDSA. Will it generate the same reaction just like when you see those recent Bench billboards along Guadalupe bridge?

Further readings:
EDSA Pollution Gets an Artsy Knock Out from Adobo Magazine website.
Edsa serves as canvas to 10 renowned artists by Dennis Carcamo (Philippine Star)

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Tuklas Sining Sa Reposo

Last May 28, I joined with some School of Multimedia Arts of Asia Pacific College students/Bahay Bombilya (its org) under Sir Paolo Paredes (adviser) at Tuklas Sining sa Reposo event in Bel-Air, Makati City. The event was organized by the City of Makati Government as well as LRI Design Plaza (a very familiar for APC students kasi madalas dun ginaganap yung art exhibits), National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and SM Development Corporation.

Tuklas Sining sa Reposo is an annual arts-music-culture festival formed by Grupo Reposo to showcase the flourishing Pinoy talent and creativity, making the Reposo/Nicanor Garcia Street as its venue.

Nakita ko yung invitation through Kai Siquian, one of the students. Nagpost siya sa Facebook na kung sino gusto sumali sa isang street wall painting. I was intrigued that I asked kung pwede ang alumni and fortunately pwede pala. The group had a meeting but I was unable to attend so I asked for the details. I just went to the location as soon as I learned the details. It so happened that I know the place because 1) alam ko yung LRI Plaza, 2) it’s near the office that I was going to apply for/where I am working right now. Nakarating ako mga around 11 AM and the weather was kinda bad so there were tents setup on the street. Kahit maulan, natuloy pa rin yung event.

Here are some of the photos during that day:

I caught a glimpse of talk-of the-town street wall painting across EDSA Magallanes/Mantrade. Too bad nasa wrong side ako kaya I wasn’t able to take a full photo. Plus, mabilis yung takbo ng aircon bus (at kelangan pa bang i-emphasize na aircon bus ang sinakyan ko? )

The main venue of Tuklas Sining sa Reposo; in front of LRI Plaza kung saan madalas mag-exhibit ang APC SoMA students, so I’m familiar with the place. The traffic alternate route was made behind LRI since the event occupied the street (see the red signs). At syempre… may media sponsors… kaya panay ngiti namin sa camera. Joke .

Event tarp

SMDC is one of the sponsors of the event and Anne Curtis is the brand ambassador. Sad to say, I didn’t see Anne Curtis that day

APC SoMA students/Bahay Bombilya started the graffiti with stenciling. Promise, medyo stressful kasi mahirap i-tantsa yung traces. Plus, a slight movement on the projection could kill the pattern entriely (which it really happened). Then after stenciling, we painted the patterns/spaces according to color coding. Para kaming nagkukulay ng malaking coloring book

The weapons of choice, sponsored by the event. Dahil sa dami ng gamit (paint, paint brushes, tapes, sprayers, etc), pwedeng iuwi haha! Naalala ko tuloy si Austin (yung isang student): napilitan siyang iuwi yung ibang natirang mga gamit after nung event. Tapos naglolokohan kung sino ang kumuha nung isang spray bottle kasi nawawala yung isa raw… nung naglalakad kami pauwi sa Buendia, accidentally napigtal yung plactic container na dala ni Austin. So he placed some of the items in the bag, and nakita namin yung isang spray bottle. Ayun, dinala namin siya sa presinto para magpaliwanag. Joke .

Isa sa magandang traits ng mga ABMA students is ‘maparaan’. See kung papaano ginawa para hindi mabasa/maanggian ang overhead projector. By the way, anlalim ng word na ‘maanggian’ ah .

The design proposal, with codes. Please let me know who conceptualized this .

Paints by Boysen and Davies’ Sun and Rain. Sakto yung Sun and Rain, nagamit namin during rain .

Hindi ko makakalimutan ito. I made my first stupid accident that day. As soon as I arrived, I volunteered to fix and move the things closer to our tent since it started to rain hard. Nagligpit ako ng mga kalat… then it turned out na nagkalat pa lalo ako haha! I accidentally knocked off a paint bucket. Grabe talaga as in nagpanic ako then napahiya . Pero the show must go on kaya niligpit ko naman. Good thing acrylic yung paint kundi baka mapilitan akong gawing newly painted basketball court yung isang part ng Reposo street

Jen and Jam while perfecting the colors. This was challenging kasi iba iba tayo ng perception sa hues. Saklap kung color-blinded ka. Pero mas masaklap kung bulag ka. PAK

Sir Pao with the heavy duty blow gun. Nope, not a hair blower substitute. Baka masunog pa ang buhok mo . Since we were having hard time how to speed up the painting pace because of the bad weather, our team used this to make the paint dry.

Some Bahay Bombilya peeps working on the topmost part of the wall. At nag special request pa kami ng scaffolding  para ma-reach namin yung tuktok. Kulang na lang talaga kami ng construction worker attire at pwede na kami magtrabaho sa SMDC, tagapintura ng mga condo units hehe .

By around 7, nagpapanic na kami kasi we were not yet done eh malapit na matapos yung program nearby. The festival also had stageplays, dances, and music performances. May point na halos kinakanta eh old songs (mga 50 to 80s) kaya inaasar ako na kapanahunan ko raw yun. Excuse me, 90s ako, joke We also spotted Noel Cabangon who performed really great and Mr. John Santos who did a comic skit of Miss Armida Siguion Reyna.

UP Singing Ambassadors from a distance. Kumanta rin sila ng mga magagandang songs. Sana kumanta sila ng Lady Gaga songs. Hehe.

Saktong natapos na yung event at nagliligpit na yung maintenance crew, natapos rin namin yung graffiti art by 9 PM . Pero as soon as we finished it, we couldn’t ourselves being marveled by the output. Kaw ba naman, walang tigil sa pagpipinta at mabasa ng ulan kahit may tent na, di ka pa rin ba masisiyahan? Napwi rin ang pagod at gutom nung nasilayan namin yung entire wall… pero syempre bumalik yung gutom at pagod namin nung paalis na kami .

A touch of Bahay Bombilya’s signature .

Syempre, hindi kami nagpahuli… may kanya kanya kaming mga pirma, doodles, at vandalism sa likod ng panel . And I tried promoting my blog, nandun na rin eh kaya di ko pinalampas .

Our Jazz-inspired art wall for SMDC. Done at 9 PM. Ganda no? Sorry, not for sale .

You can check photos from Bridge Events here.

Thank you again to Bahay Bombilya officers and members, to Nino Reantaso (Bahay Bombilya President),and to Sir Pao Paredes. At least na-enjoy ko ang last weeks of summer vacation ko and kahit graduate na ako, I was still invited to join. I feel honored to be part of this promising and cool project. We deserve to have our potential be recognized outside school. Sana next time may mga susunod na ganitong mga events kasi super saya and I had chance to meet new people….. alanganing new animals, di ba? Kudos!

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