Galleria Quattrocento

Galleria Quattrocento, a commercial art gallery showcasing contemporary Filipino paintings, drawings, and sculptures is holding its 1st summer art workshop. The summer art workshop aims to stimulate nad enrich children's artistic talent. It will lead and guide them in exploring different techniques in painting and drawing. Sessions will be taught by well known artist Vincent Padilla.

Artist profile:
Vincent Padilla graduated from University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting. He was one of the Philippine representatvit in the Asean Art Awards held in Bangkok four years ago. Some of his art pieces include "Panalo Kami ni Itay" and "Nandito Na si Nanay". He illustrates happiness and positive images.


Workshop Details:
Venue: Level 3, Trinoma, North Edsa
Registration: March 24-April 5, 2008
Class starts: April 8-24, 2008

Every tuesday and Thursday
Registration fee: 500 pesos
Category: Basic

For more information:
+6329152846
0917-5381322
galleria.quattrocento@yahoo.com

Playboy invades the Philippines

After FHM and Maxim magazine, another sexy male magazine is to join the bandwagon. From what i've read a while ago Playboy is entering the Philippine market. Is this a positive or a negative thing? Here's the rest of the news article from Yahoo.ph


MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines will get its own edition of Playboy magazine -- only without the nudity that made the US version famous, the editor-in-chief of the local edition said Thursday. The Philippine edition will be launched on April 2 as a "mature lifestyle magazine", said veteran journalist Beting Laygo Dolor.While the magazine will offer pictorials of beautiful women, it will not include nudity. "It will be tamer than the US edition but not as tame as the Indonesian edition," Lagyo Dolor said in a television interview. He said it would be aimed at a more mature, affluent readership than "lad magazines" such as FHM and Maxim which already have Philippine editions.

It will be the 25th international edition of the US-based magazine which was launched more than 50 years ago. The local edition will have serious articles and fiction by some of the country's best-known writers but will also include such staples as a "playmate of the month", Lagyo Dolor said.

Movies and publications showing nudity have run into strong opposition in the conservative, largely Roman Catholic Philippines with watchdog groups sometimes filing criminal charges against those who distribute such materials.

Wasted Wednesday.

i've plan my day ahead so that i won't waste any more time. Ever since that depressing realization, i've resolved to turn into a new leaf- no more procrastination and no more dilly dally trifling away time. But today was just the exact opposite of what i've wanted to happen. i woke up around 7am so i can get to my destination early. I arrive there 930 but there was no one inside ( just like in the movies where everything is just so coincidental). I texted the secretary and she told me to 'hang in there' as she is near. That's fine, the wait wasn't that long anyway. What's not okay was the protocols -the reason why im going there- was not there. ARGGGGHHH!! im not mad just whining, hehehe. So there goes my whole plan KAPOOF! spoiled rotten right in front of me. It was kind of imperative that i have the protocols with me so i can start writing my report but then... oh well.

After lunch i went to the National Kidney Transplant Institute or the NKTI. Amidst the scorching heat, i walked from Quezon Circle into their building. The building facade was not that bad. But when i step right in Whooa! Pretty darn impressing for a national and public(?) hospital. It was not what i had in mind, it was 100% more than what i had initially in my mind. But anyway, that is not what this is about. I went there for a reason. I wanted to talk to a Doctor if possible or atleast schedule an interview (im not seeking medical consulation). But seeing the long line outside the clinics, i figured it was never going to happen. i also saw a mob of medical representatives all in flashy suits and business mode loitering around. I went in to talk to the secretary. One told me that the Doctor was in a vacation, the other shun me away politely - Doc. X does not schedule appointments not even for patients, who can i compete with them.
So, there goes my whole Wednesday, all wasted and consumed. Too much for planning. i guess i should have just stayed home and do the usual.

Birthstone and Birth flower

Do you know your birthstone or birth flower? It was believed that the Greeks popularized these fascinating folklore about birthstones and birth flowers; that wearing one's birthstone or birthflower protects the health and bring good fortune like love and success. Kind of like Feng Shui thing here. Well, i guess each culture has their own superstitious beliefs and practices. I don't really believe in amulets or wearing of something will bring in good tidings but i do like the idea of representation (is that a crude form??) Anyway, there is nothing wrong in knowing your birthstone or birth flower. In fact in can be helpful at times. Lets say you aint got an idea for a gift, why not present someone with a bouquet of his/her birthflower or a symbol of his/her birthstone? Awesome right?

So here are the birthstones and birthflowers:

Month Birthstone Birth Flower

January Garnet Carnation
February Amethyst Violet
March Aquamarine Jonquil
April Diamond Sweet Pea
May Emerald Lily of the Valley
June Pearl Rose
July Ruby Larkspur
August Peridot Gladiolus
September Sapphire Aster
October Opal Calendula
November Topaz Chrysanthemum
December Turquoise Narcissus

Oh and here are the corresponding symbol of the birthstones.

Garnet- symbol of constancy.
Amethyst-symbol of sincerity.
Aquamarine- symbol of courage.
Diamond- symbol of love that stays young forever.
Emerald- symbol of success.
Pearl- symbol of health.
Ruby- symbol of safety.
Peridot- symbol of happiness.
Sapphire- symbol of mental and moral well-being.
Opal- symbol of hope.
Topaz-symbol of fidelity.
Turquoise-symbol of prosperity.

Scream 1

Please bear with me for i really need to get this off my chest!

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The reason: im making a draft for my thesis but my brain is no longer functioning, ive read a gazzilion books and articles but somehow the facts don't register. HELP! the deadline for the draft is some time in may!

Winning a Fool's Gold advance screening tickets

Yeah! i just check my email and i got a mail from clickthecity that says i won 2 tickets to the advance screening of Fool's Gold. After joining their numerous contest and promos, and never got to bag home anything i was about to give up and call them fake but guess what .... ah, now i am learning to appreciate the old adage that goes "expect the unexpected", there is a ring of truth in that saying. Anyway, i leaped for joy (yeah, i leap for anything that is free). So, there i was happy and enthusiastic. However, as i continue reading, i saw that the premiere was tonight! Dang. Suddenly i felt like a really fool. A fool that has just won a gold (supposedly ?). So, i guess i dont need to travel all the way to makati for the tickets and travel again to robinson's galleria to watch it to experience the Fool's Gold rush because i just had it right here, right now.


BTW: if anyone interested to watch Fools Gold (block screening with lasallians and others) on (march 27) greenbelt 3. pls contact me. my friend's sister is selling tickets for 180 bucks only :).

joke time!

Recently, I was rummaging through some stuffs at the garage and found a book. It was Blanche Knott's Truly Tasteless jokes VII. Since i had nothing to do that afternoon i went ahead and read it. Most of the jokes were indeed tasteless and can be a bit offensive. Let me share some of the jokes i think are passable to write here.

*Warning: some jokes may be offensive and tasteless. Readers discretion needed*

So how do you sneak up on celery?
- stalk

What gets wetter as it dries?
- toilet paper

A woman was sitting next to a stranger in a bar when a disgusting smell came through the air. "Did you shit in your pants?" she asked disgustedly, turning to her neighbor. "sure did," was the repl. "Well be a gentleman and go clean yourself!" she retorted, shocked. "You gotta point, but let me finish first."

"Do you smoke after sex?" asked the horny woman of the Martian visitor.
"I don't know," confessed the Martian after considering the question for a minute. "I never looked."

How did the shrink greet his fellow psychiatrist when they met on the street?
"you're fine- how am i?"

What's the difference between an a*shole and a rectum?
- You can't put your arm around a rectum. (Use accompanying gesture.) hehe.

What does a cow have four of and a woman have two of?
- feet! (what were you thinking).

Hehe. these are some of the jokes i read. some are funny but most are plain tasteless (as in i don't think ill see another daylight if i wrote it in here). tata!

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Silence can be painful sometimes...
You try to evoke a response
but to your own dismay
you hear nothing

A sweet gentle smile and soundless reply
may be too much to take at times.
For the real feelings betray the
appearance. Somethings lie beneath

Quiet, peaceful and calm.
Everyone longs for a moment of tranquility
but not everyone can take it too long
nor too much. Silence is observed.

My First Adsense Revenue

It was just like any ordinary day except, i signed in without expecting to see any changes in the figures. For a while now, i have been checking my google adsense account to see if my blog have generated income from the google ads i displayed here. I lost hope already after a couple of perusals, thinking my google ads are as futile as the local's plea for the president to resign. And then, unexpectedly it came... I revamped my blog template (as you can see) and so my widgets and links disappeared. Naturally, i went back to reinstall them and voila... there i saw the figures standing... i have generated my very first google adsense income!!! :) :) Im so happy because finally i can say my blog is a money making blog now!!! Just so you know how much (cause im sure you want to know how much i earned) ...... drum rolls please............ $0.16 :)) Okay, its not much but hey everything starts from small beginnings! This is really unexpected because i know only a handful of my 'friends' knew about my blog and knowing them, they are least likely to check on the ads but as the saying goes.... expect the unexpected :) a million thanks to the one who clicked my google ads. You should be in my blog's hall of fame (the first ever to click on my google ads). Thank you for helping me generate my first ever adsense revenue.

Ya'make Yamake?

I saw it yesterday on the newspaper all in bold letters Y A M A K E. Sounds Japanese and pretty intruiging. i wonder what it is. Ya ma ke or Ya make? whatever! what does it do anyway?

"Yamake is a groundbreaking new game for the Nokia N Gage platform. Yamake for N-Gage by Nokia games allows players to create their own games from a range of mini games, then play and share games with their friends and the wider Yamake community. The design tools available enable players to modify and transform each mini games using their personal content such as text, pictures, sound clips and movies from the mobile or PC. The Yamake community connects players with one another and share ideas for content."

WOW, the future of mobile gaming certainly looks brighter from where i stand. Mommy, i want a Nokia N-Gage and spell Yamake too!!!


if reading this caused more confusion about the Yamake game, go to www.n-gage.com to seek therapy.