I think~
We get things not because we deserve them. Not because we're talented and cool and shit. Not because we outshine others. Not because we're the best. After all, we're all people, we're pretty much made up of the same Stuff and we're all part of the same Big Thing.

I think~
We get things when we promise the universe in advance that it will get something in return. We get things that we need: things that will help us carry out what it is that we crave to do for the universe.

The things we get are never mere rewards nor punishments. They're all tools. It's up to us to choose which of these tools to use at the right moment for the right thing.

That way, the universe continuously creates, expands. That's how it takes care of itself.

Current Mood: grateful

that I'm incredibly happy.

Current Music: Tokyo Police Club

ME: If she wears...? La gonella?
HE: A petticoat.
ME: You know what he does.

- from "Gut Symmetries" by Jeanette Winterson

All I wanted was a Colorsplash Lomo, but Bren suggested I get a Holga. I was like, wtf is a Holga, so I looked it up and got one from Dek.

Took it to one of our gigs and here's what I got:


That's Fran our vocalist and Peavey our guitarist. I was shooting from the hip, completely forgot I was using 35mm and not Holga's native 120, thus the cranium-less boys.


That's Frodo-Gourdo-Marco our other guitarist. The artsy thing on the left is part of one of them Saguijo murals, that sort of overlapped on Marco's beautiful blue mugshot.


My favorite from the batch. That's a ghostly Mike on a montage of Crowjane shots.

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My Holga's name is Pash.

I remember an episode of The X-Files where this guy has to keep moving at 60kph or else the tumor in his head blows up and he dies. I feel that way sometimes.

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This illustration appears in Pulp Magazine May 2007.


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Last night I dreamt I was spraying on several kinds of perfume, all of which pretty much smelled the same. Soft, clean, powdery.


Perfume

To dream that you are spraying or wearing perfume, suggests that you are seeking for more pleasure in your life. It is symbolic of your sexuality, sensuality, and indulgence.

MALAS AT SWERTE: IBA'T IBANG PAMAHIING PILIPINO
A SILKSCREEN EXHIBIT BY TEAM MANILA
opens on May 5, 2007 7pm
at Pablo Gallery, Cubao X

Ask a local to take a picture of you and two other friends, and he will comment, or at least joke, that the one in the middle might meet with misfortune. The belief would have been more frightening back in the days when one had to wait an excruciating hour to see if he appeared headless between his friends; nowadays, quick-preview LCD screens provide instant relief and liberation from this superstition.

This and other beliefs are at the brink of being forgotten, lurking instead in mysterious silence in websites and childhood memories. But accidentally bite your tongue and you will surely feel a surge of excitement, wishfully thinking somebody has remembered you. And remember the “kilig” feeling you get as you ask for a number when you suddenly get “samid”?

Filipino superstitions cover all aspects of everyday life, from conception to death, marriage and wealth. No matter how silly or unpleasant some of them might seem, one cannot escape the fact that they have been deeply ingrained in our culture. Some of them date back to our pagan past, made even more somber and daunting by Catholic overtones. Others have been contributed by our multi-cultural visitors. Through twists, revisions and adaptations to the local environment, these beliefs have evolved into a set wholly Filipino.

We have unearthed some of these beliefs and are presenting them in a new light. These pieces reflect bits of mysteries from our past, enlightened by the wisdom of modern graphic design. So enjoy--reminisce, reflect, and laugh at the disproved, if you must-- but please, no picture-taking in threes.


DIRECTIONS : drop at cubao station, then go out at the gateway exit to araneta center. walk to KFC then go straight ahead until you see puregold then go right. cubao x is near the jeepney stations over at alimall.

MALAS AT SWERTE: IBA'T IBANG PAMAHIING PILIPINO
A SILKSCREEN EXHIBIT BY TEAM MANILA

Ask a local to take a picture of you and two other friends, and he will comment, or at least joke, that the one in the middle might meet with misfortune. The belief would have been more frightening back in the days when one had to wait an excruciating hour to see if he appeared headless between his friends; nowadays, quick-preview LCD screens provide instant relief and liberation from this superstition.

This and other beliefs are at the brink of being forgotten, lurking instead in mysterious silence in websites and childhood memories. But accidentally bite your tongue and you will surely feel a surge of excitement, wishfully thinking somebody has remembered you. And remember the “kilig” feeling you get as you ask for a number when you suddenly get “samid”?

Filipino superstitions cover all aspects of everyday life, from conception to death, marriage and wealth. No matter how silly or unpleasant some of them might seem, one cannot escape the fact that they have been deeply ingrained in our culture. Some of them date back to our pagan past, made even more somber and daunting by Catholic overtones. Others have been contributed by our multi-cultural visitors. Through twists, revisions and adaptations to the local environment, these beliefs have evolved into a set wholly Filipino.

We have unearthed some of these beliefs and are presenting them in a new light. These pieces reflect bits of mysteries from our past, enlightened by the wisdom of modern graphic design. So enjoy--reminisce, reflect, and laugh at the disproved, if you must-- but please, no picture-taking in threes.


DIRECTIONS : drop at cubao station, then go out at the gateway exit to araneta center. walk to KFC then go straight ahead until you see puregold then go right. cubao x is near the jeepney stations over at alimall.