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Good morning!
PHL360° is a 16-episode fusion of reality TV and travel show circling around the stories of eight indie travelers embarking on a trip around the Philippines. This is an entertaining and informative project for gung-ho and bold travelers who share the same passion and advocacies as independent travelers. Eight different kinds of travelers doing four extraordinary trips in four different destinations in the country (north, south, east and west).
Eight folks will be grouped into four. Say, a surfer is partnered with mountaineer or party-traveler meets camper. Each duo travels to a place both not suited to their personalities with a mission of “how they will make the trip extra meaningful.” We will see what happens after the weekender trip and some surprise twists along the way. It is a reality/documentary show so everything will be recorded from pre-travel to post trip. Each show runs for 15 minutes, airing every Tuesday and Saturday.
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Just as I was finished with my Puerto Galera series, and recovering from my expenses, and paying off debts, and now have a whole lot like a travel plan thereafter; I came across a friend who introduced me to this somewhat between a dream and a life plan. PHL360 is as ambitious as it gets, but I must admit that this looks like a lot of promise. I’ll definitely be glued to my laptop every Tuesday and Saturday because I know somebody out there is living my dream.
Not that it frustrates me, but I am rather challenged and inspired as early as now… and it hasn’t even started yet! My dream in a webisode, I think, I better start saving now, before I succumb!
This will keep me up all night… you know, thinking about travel and… that lifestyle I wish I get to live. I wish the best, and may the odds be ever in your favor, Team PHL360!
Itchy feet,
J
Posted in Travel, TV, Volunteer
Tagged Blogs, dream, Friends, frustration, internet, lifestyle, PHL360, reality TV, social media
MARCH 31 — Exactly six months and 28 days ago, we held the very first Anteroom Sessions at Moonleaf Maginhawa. I was an intern at Punchdrunk Panda then, and we just wanted to launch some new kicks, with a couple of bands playing, while still making sales. It was just a simple, very simple, musing. Until after some meetings, we decided to take on five bands, a couple of DJs, six brands, and a video production team on board. To cut the story short, we were overwhelmed with the outcome of what we were able to come up with then. Up until now, I still feel kilig whenever I look back at the very first Anteroom Sessions. It was the highlight of my internship, and I can say with all confidence that it was my biggest project for PdP. (Sorry for the emotive tone, I can get very emotional with this, hehe)
AND NOW IT HAS GONE OUT OF PROPORTIONS! A month before I was surprised to know that the second Anteroom Sessions will be held at CUBAO X! It shocked me and it instantly brought me back to my internship days where I first envisioned PdP at — exactly at the SAME SPOT as I saw them last night. It was surreal, and PdP didn’t disappoint.
PdP’s Nomad Manager and the coaxed boyfriend
Blogger Arriane and Martha of Vesti
Last year’s crowd favorite Tarsius opened the night! I haven’t heard them with drum sets, and it was a whole different Tarsius last night!
This year, I really felt where Anteroom Sessions came from!!! Seven bands, two DJs, thirteen proudly Filipino brands, and a whole lot of FUN awaited people – indeed MORE FUN WITH PUNCHDRUNK PANDA! I think I’ll shut my mouth a bit, and let these photos speak for itself *giddy*
Dinner at Penpen’s
Gentle Universe were very gentle… lovely tunes!!! We were able to listen to their last set only because we were dinner-ing.
Last year, Slow Hello was only composed by Selena herself. Now she’s with her complete band set!
Also, Selena was celebrating her birthday last night! Happy birthday again, S!
Aside from the awesome, awesome lineup, 13 brands also participated and sold their proudly Filipino products! One of Punchdrunk Panda’s PdP-losophy is to, in any way possible, be proud of their Filipino roots – and here’s adhering to that value.
Mental note to get this from YUKI!
Artwork. They’ll be carrying PdP’s camera straps soon!
Agos. They invited us to their Baler surfing event, but Hanna and I have other plans already :( NEXT TIME!
Cool shirt from Electromagnetic Tentacle
Junk Studio was a brand who participated with us last year also. Here’s to brand friends!
We collaborated with blogger Eunicena last year, and now she’s one of our collaborators also — Vnaltik
Kloi’s and Klay’s is as quirky as it can get!
MAPAPEL is one witty brand! I love their products!
Saab‘s Ukay Alalay for the benefit of Francis Magalona Foundation was also there.
What tripled my excitement for Anteroom Sessions is that SOPHIE’S MOM were also there!!! Perfect with Hakka milk tea from Moonleaf Tea Shop!
Loved these choco-dulce de leche cupcakes. Extra sinful!
With Tita Tonette, The real Sophie’s Mom, and daughter Sam
You bet there were a lot of goofing around last night! Pate, Hanna, Erika and I were playing with my Paradigm Shift noose neckpiece, taking pictures of them pulling it. THEN SUDDENLY A CRAZY THOUGHT. I took pictures with everyone doing it!!! It was so much fun!!!
My girlfriend from PdP, Nica
Haha, let’s not forget Love Never Dies were playing while I was going around looking for people to pull me :P
My lovely Ate and boss, Thysz…
…and his brother, Tim!
PdP designer Joseph
They were kinda enjoying it – Chris and Pate
OHGAWDIFORGOTHERNAMETHOUGHIREMEMBEREDIASKEDFORIT. But we wore the same shirt that day! Hurrah!
Loyola Film Circle
My mentor, former slave driver, nomad manager, Master Panda Jen Horn
This hurt the most!!! MUST YOU, ROB CHAM? Lolz, twas ok man!
Oh, I was enjoying too much and it was time to watch all five webisodes, featuring the design teams and their lovely skimmers. Too bad, I’m a guy. But for y’all lovely girls out there, check ‘em out here.
Birthday girl Selena Salang pulled my noose before she went stage to perform with Ang Bandang Shirley!
Lois Yasay of We are Sole Sisters. I love her blog, go visit!
Charls just can’t get enough pull, hehe
Oh!!! With Paradigm Shift’s very own – Mike Magallanes, pulling!
Junk Studio’s Nikki…
…and the best photo of the night! You really pulled a good S&M there, Nik!
With Saab Magalona, just right before she leaves! Miss you Saab!
By the time Ang Bandang Shirley played, I couldn’t take a photo near them already! But their set was fun!!!
Uh so lezz continue… Elyoo as Madamoiselle Eleanor Roosevelt. Loveleh outfit meym!
Bobet, with Mike’s perfect photobomb!
With Yuki’s Miguel!
And another ’cause we’re cool like dut!
Hanna’s friend, Yang from UPD! See you again soon!
The one and only STEFAN PUNONGBAYAN!!!
Saw Ping Medina and gulped and asked a photo from him. Love that face!
Again, forgive my inability to remember names. This lovely girl is wearing a Mich Dulce hat! So chica!
Today x Future’s Austin! His birthday this month… and Panty Monster’s anniversary!
And while we were in Future, I showed I Love You store to Hanna
Karla and THAT. SPIKED. HAKKA. Moonleaf prepared a special concoction last night – add rum and add even more happiness to your milk tea!
Pwedeng I love your hair, Ruther?! And oh, he’s wearing Paradigm Shift!
8mile-inspired photo of Pate, lolz
Os Accessories’ Paul with fenk hair
Salad Day’s Willar Mateo. I want that spiked cap! Oh hi there again, Karla!
Eunice was a bit shocked but did it nonetheless :P
Monday’s Bonnapart Indiebon Galeng
Curves a.k.a. Leatherengines with his latest hair color
Shinji Manlangit of The Strangeness, Nica’s BebeKo, was really funny!!! You da ultimate performer, man!
Took time to visit Heima, Anteroom’s co-presentor this year!
AND FINALLY TECHY ROMANTICS HAPPENED! With all fairness to this year’s lineup, they were all great, but there is really something unique about Techy Romantics! I just had to stop taking photos and go dance!
PdP’s girls (I was once a PdP girl, chos!) Stephanie, Pauline, Nica, and Jen. I wish Gail can be there if there will be a third installment!
Miss you girlfriend!!
Hanna’s #Swag look while ordering booze at Fred’s
Okay, back to being twelve, haha
Party wasn’t literally over as it was just starting at Today x Future! I love that *what you call that* from PdP!
I caught Techy Romantics’ Camyl before she left X and had a photo. She told me not to hang myself. I think PdP has thought me to love life enough to stay alive, hehe. CHARAUGHT!
And breakfast (yeah, that was breakfast already…) at Mister Kabab before going home.
Oxygen x Marcela Gutierrez graphic tee, Levi’s distressed denim pants, Thrifted military boots, Wrangler denim tote, Paradigm Shift noose neckpiece
Towards the end of the night, I was approached by someone and he happened to not know that I am no longer officially with PdP. He, all of a sudden, thanked me for bringing Cubao X back to life. In those few seconds, I felt a tear jerk. One, because I was once part of this. And two, because all that he said are true.
When I finally recovered last night, I think I spontaneously just smile at the thought of Anteroom Sessions. It was indeed a brainchild and I wish there will be more of this in the coming years. As it grows bigger, I hope more brands will become inspired of what PdP achieved in its smallness and greatness all at the same time. More than the fun, I think how Punchdrunk Panda seeks to advocate the arts is what really amazes me, above all.
Kudos, PdP and Heima, and to all who were involved in this huge endeavor! I will never tire of supporting these guys!
Posted in Design, Events, Fashion, Miscellaneous, Music, Philippines, Shirt, Shop, Travel, Volunteer, Work
Tagged Anteroom Sessions, Blogs, Celebrity, Concerts, Cubao X, Filipino, Friends, Moonleaf, Punchdrunk Panda, Quezon City
With Thysz and Mark at the Bench 1m for 1m press conference at M Cafe.
The (healthy) mouthwatering servings at M Cafe O____O
We’ve all seen the power of social networks, but this time around, Bench harnesses its strength for a good cause, with its historic 1M for 1M campaign.
Enlisting the help of its endorsers, Bench has drummed up a list of 15 foundations for the ultimate goal of endowing one of these charities with 1 million pesos.
This includes World Vision for Sam Concepcion, Kris Lawrence and Anthony and David Semerad, K.I.D.S. Foundation for Diether Ocampo, YesPinoy Foundation for Dingdong Dantes, Ephesus, Home of the Abused Girls for Isabelle Daza, School for the Deaf for Iya Villania, C.R.I.B.S. for Jake Cuenca, White Cross for Janine Gutierrez, Mother of Mercy Home for the Elderly for Jason Francisco, Missionaries of Charity for Jessy Mendiola, National Children’s Hospital for John Prats, Philippine Orthopedic Center Auxiliary Board, Inc. for Jon Avila, CHILDHaus for Karylle, AGAPP for Kris Aquino, Childhope Asia for Lovi Poe, K.I.D.S. (Kapatid Iwas Droga sa Tulong ng Sports) for Lucy Torres Gomez, Philippine Red Cross for Paulo Avelino, and Cancer Warriors Foundation for Rocco Nacino.
The promo begins January 2012. To join, users follow three simple steps. First, visit www.benchtm.com/1M41M and then log in via Twitter. If a user has no Twitter account, there will be a Twitter Sign Up button for him or her to sign up.
After this, follow @benchtm, by clicking on a button on the left side of the page. If the logged user is already following @benchtm, he/she will see a grayed out button.
Finally, vote by clicking on options on a poll on the left hand side of the screen.
Once you vote, there will be a button with which to send a TWEET saying “I follow @benchtm and voted for Celebrity Name for Charity Name via http://www.benchtm.com/1M41M #Bench1M41M.”
Once @BenchTM reaches 100,000 followers, and for every additional 100,000 followers up to a ceiling of one million, Bench will endow the charity with the most votes, with 100,000 pesos. A total of 1 million pesos will be donated to charity, divided into 10 in order to help more institutions.
Kamukha ko daw :P
I like how careful and calculated the film was made, I can actually made a social media case study out of this. And I also like how it targets feelings and emotions and how the makers knew that the only way through people is to use a bit of love, controversy, hatred, and justice. We have to thank Invisible Children for the initiative to inform and mobilize people and eventually they can bring change in the society, what with their number and the impact they’ve already done.
But I guess some people will always see a loophole. Or is there really a loophole to start? I purposely didn’t read anything about KONY 2012 before trying to write about it but I can’t help but overhear controversies surrounding the movement. I tried as hard as I can to become blank before I watched the movie, because whatever good there is may be clouded of influenced judgment and such. It is up to us though how we will find a stand in this.
For whatever it’s worth, I firmly believe that even clouded with controversies, for a movement to last for eight long painstaking years, they must have been doing something right, even if not entirely. And I find no wrong in helping this cause, and not necessarily them. Of course, let’s take our time to do research and try to figure out if these controversies are true or just black propaganda.
It’s easy to help inform people. Either you follow the very simple infographic above or share the movie that you’ve just watched. Or do both. They’re right, you know. Information is power. And if a lot of people will know, will demand, and will act… maybe society stands a chance for change.
P.S. To help shed light on Invisible Children and KONY 2012, here are some readings:
Posted in Volunteer
Tagged Blogs, Central Africa, Kony, news, social media, Uganda, world
Posting this on a Sunday, hoping that at least one Catholic priest would see this as another reason why we need RH Bill in the Philippines. And I hope that one priest would share to other blind leaders.
Be informed. Be positive.
P.S. On this note, I bid these blind leaders to read the Allegory of the Cave by Plato. No need to thank me, [insert expletives].
The year 2011 was good to me.
Thank you all for being a part of the adventurous year, that is 2011. The adventure hadn’t stopped, but it only have just begun… again! Though I’ve been concealing, in this blog that is, I was jobless and no longer in the PdP team. No it’s not them, it’s me. As much as I love to continue working for them, believe me if I could, I would… but some things, as I always say, have to meet their conclusions. Fortunately for me, friendship never dies and I still get to work with them at times. *cheese alert* It’s just that I miss my team badly.
Here comes 2012, saying hello to me. I think my two-week unemployment starting last Christmas season was necessary to open my eyes to a lot of things – especially to those that I really want to do achieve in 2012. Yeah I know, kinda foolish. Christmas and jobless. A perfect match. *basks in irony*
But thank God, because up until now, I still can’t figure out how come these things are happening. I have my plans… but definitely His plans are way bigger than I thought they are. I’ll start work in a few days, and you bet I can’t wait to start… TO START A LOT OF THINGS. I won’t (maybe can’t) disclose for now, but it is indeed an exciting turn and it’s just the START of 2012.
This post is growing in length already, but before I forget, I wanna list down 12 things I want to do in 2012.
Simple goals for a simple and successful 2012.
So you all know that I was invited to Legazpi City to talk about blogging and social media. My talk was scheduled at 16th, but I decided to go a day before to meet my friend Franzy and go tour around town.
I arrived at the city just in time for the opening of the workshop. I dropped by first to say hello to the organizers and I also met some of the other speakers. I was dead nervous to see all the students who would listen to me the next day.
Grace Imperial from Divine Word College hosted the event
The Workshop was graced by seasoned author and proud advocate of the Bicol language, Mr. Abdon “Jun” Balde, Jr. He recited to the audience a poem he made titled, “It’s A Weird Wired World” The original was in Bicolano but I thankfully, Mr. Jun posted a Tagalog version in his Facebook account! I rarely like poems but this one’s too witty and funny to pass!
Franzy and I met up around lunch. We left the workshop and headed straight to Embarcadero. It’s a mall beside the sea and seems appropriate also that boats dock in this area, hence the name of the mall. If I remember accurately, some time in December last year I found myself beside the sea also.
First meal in Bicol was in Biggs Diner in Embarcadero
Pop-vintage diner. Reminds me of 50′s Diner in Baguio City
Tocilog
Bigg meal (pun intended :P)
Rex Clothing cross tee, Thrifted gray denim jacket, Oxygen reversible jeans, Punchdrunk Panda Negatives plimsolls, Bags of Love UK leather holdall, Speedo square frames
The clouds were affirming it was a good day. I love clouds!
Literally beside the mountain
Clouds
There’s a go kart arena but we were too lazy to try
Walked this road
And stopped by for a very vain photo haha
MORE CLOUDS!!
Was tired and hungry again, so we went to Bikol Blends to chill
The place has impeccable service, and the fastest wi-fi in Legazpi, maybe…
Tried out Sili Ice Cream! Contrary to popular belief, this one is not so spicy – it lingers on creamy side and releases the spicy sting on the throat, not on the tongue.
Was practically sleepless and tired so we opted not to go around that much. More of my Bicol trip in my next posts!!!
Posted in Events, Philippines, Travel, Volunteer
Tagged Bicol, clouds, sea, social media, workshop
I know it’s so bipolar-ish of me to be so happy after my existential x philosophical x dreading post about Christmas. But hey, again — if we can be happy everyday, and Christmas is JUST another day. Then we can be happy on Christmas day. Merry Christmas IS appropriate to say! :P
A few updates before I start my backlog-killing spree! (Oh fun!)
PPhoto by one of the students from BU
Angel’s so pretty!
Syempre, di ako pakakabog! Unkabogable KUYA!
Photo by Miko Carreon
So that’s pretty much everything happening! If you must know, after my backlogs I’m on to my Pokemon workout and will finish probably American Psycho (and probably also, succumb into downloading Haruki Murakami e-books.) HAHA!
IF I FINISH. ARGH.
