September 29, 2008

Yes, she's in a pressure right now

sayang, this would be your chance to prove yourself. i'd be supporting you pa naman at the pageant. i understand that you are grieving right now and we cannot stop you with your decision.

from HERE

MANILA, Philippines - Beauty queen Janina San Miguel has resigned as the country’s official representative to the 2008 Miss World beauty pageant.

A statement from the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) said San Miguel cited as reason for her decision the recent death of his grandfather.

“The untimely demise of her grandfather, among other personal reasons, has caused her undue stress, thus hindering her from fulfilling her duties for the said title," the BPCI statement read.

“BPCI wishes to express its gratitude to Ms. San Miguel for this act of graciousness and concern for the country. They also wish her well in her future endeavors," it added.

In accordance with BCPI’s rules and regulations, 1st Runner-Up Danielle Castaño will replace San Miguel as the official Philippine representative who will vie for the Ms. World 2008 plum in Johannesburg. - GMANews.TV

Photoshop Tutorial: Grungy Beer

another Photoshopping technique i've just learned. i used this technique to create a background for my Blogspot header.
  1. create a new file. i am using a flat black background with a 600 x 600 px resolution for the image. and i'm using a cropped image from my Oktoberfest pics.

  2. load your grunge brushes. if you only have the default brushes on your Photoshop, there's a lot of vector brushes found at deviantart.com. keyword is Grunge. in a new layer, play with the different brushes with black or white overlapping each print from the brushes.

  3. place your image on a new layer.


  4. with your image, now in place, duplicate it as many as you can and flatten them out. be sure to hide your original image after duplicating it.


  5. filter that layer using Filter >> Motion Blur >> (any setting). repeat the filter if you like.


  6. change the layer setting of the filtered layer from Normal to Overlay to blend it with the grunge background. unhide your image.


Ohmski's Blogline: Oktoberfest '08 at TasteAsia MOA

another happy night for me, lex, adie and a set of new friends at the Oktoberfest for Bloggers at TasteAsia at SM Mall of Asia last Sept 26, 2008. i was a bit late kasi nag-enroll pa ako sa Fitness First which costed me another fortune. i have my goals, wag na makialam. lol

by the way, mang-i-inggit muna ako ha. i've been attending to these kind of events kasi, first of all, LIBRE FOOD. thanks to TasteAsia for that wonderful treat always. lagi na lang kayo may plugging after every eveny. but everytime i go to TasteAsia, i really enjoy every experience. i think it's always a different set of buffet. nahihiya lang ako bumalik.

next, ANOTHER EB ito with other bloggers. first time to meet gneth from multiply and she had with her, jhuly. we had a bunch of topics to talk about and that includes other multiply users. malamang, dun kame nagkakila-kilala e. we even dreamt of holding an event for us multiply users pero cguro dpa masyadong bigtime. maybe an invitation to users within the MegaManila area muna. kung may sasama, go lang ha. wanna help with organizing? even saw my sisters officemates at the event. nice meeting you guys. i have also met, vera (aka trinalabandera and halavera) with a couple of Greenpinoy'ers. ang saya nilang tignan.

third, MAY FREEBIES PA! mantakin mo, nagpa-register ka lang, pumunta ka sa MOA on a typical gimik-night, free concert with Moonstar 88, libre kain at nag-uwi pa kame ng gift pack from SMB! aba magkano kaya ang ginastos ng SanMig at TasteAsia para malibre kame lahat? even lex won stuff from the raffle. nakakainis lang nung sunud-sunod na number e number ko ang nasa gitna. ako lang ata hindi natawag. grrr...

sayang sa mga hindi naka-attend. we hope that there's a halloween party. i wanna see guys again IN COSTUME! hahaha.. basta ako prepared na, just waiting for the announcement kung meron mang halloween party.

I FEEL SO SIKAT! (you know, hahaha...)
as always, you see photobloggers lurking in these kind of events showing off their DSLRs to others. (lol joke lang. e camera phone lang kasi meron kame nun kaya low-quality ang mga photos namin.) and then there's this Chinese blogger na biglang lumapit sakin, "Pwede magpa-picture?" i thought na magpapapicture sya kasama ng friends nya at ako ang hahawak ng camera. yun pala ako ang gusto nya kasama sa picture! wahahaha.. blog celebrity? ako? no way! alam kong sumikat at blockbuster ang blog ko minsan pero i never imagined na may magpapapicture kasama ako. hahaha... si Tanggera yun. nice meeting you. kasi ako daw yung nanalo sa Trinoma Blogger Food Tour photo contest. e gusto nya i-document na i was there also. so aminin ko na, na-flatter ako sa ganung approach sakin. next time nga makagawa na ng scandal. hahaha.. (not to mention my jaywalking incident.)

almost 2AM (what?!) nako nakauwi. nag-enjoy talaga ako sobra.

Survivor Philippines: Emerson heads home and Patani's moment

ngayon lang ulit ako nakapag-post for Survivor kasi hindi ko rin naman napanood nung Friday dahil sa isang event. if you want to read the whole of the story, go to the Survivor Philippines blogs.

so si Emerson of Naak pala ang natanggal sa 2nd Tribal Council after losing the most fierce immunity challenge yet on Survivor. nagka-wrestlingan, nagka-utakan and at some point, some bonds are shattered and emotions started to burst out when JC got disappointed at the established friendship between him and John.

immunity challenge yun, kailangan ng bawat isa sa inyo kaya sa susunod, galingan nyo pa, Naak.

at the Jarakay tribe, Patani, the Visayan yaya, is the star. she repeats her Starstruck speal and held some programs for everyone's delight.

i would like to share one her moments at the Jarakay tribe, quotable quotes ito:
“Gusto ko naman talaga ng exfosure. Pero kahit lalabas ako sa TV, kasi may GMA project, sasakay pa rin ako ng jeep. Walang magbabago sa’kin.”

"Muli na namang binuksan ang tulay at pinto patungo sa mundo ng SHUBEZ. Para sa mga kabataan na nais magpamalas ng talino at galing sa endostreya. Ito ang nag-iisa pilit ginagaya, ngunit walang kasing-tirik ang lipad, ito ang nag-iisang starstrak inbesyun! Dito sa starstrak kanya-kanyang pagalingan, kanya-kanyang biritan. Dito mapapatunayan kung sino ang karapat-dapat na maging starstrak surbaybor. Laging tatandaan, dito sa starstrak, everything is a test. So bilib in the pawer of your drim and surbayb…starstak...!!!!"


sayang, i was waiting for that scene. nakakatawa kasi talaga si Patani. lol. i am also surprised na meron nang Patanics, fans club? whoa!

September 25, 2008

vectoring mode





Survivor Philippines: Naak starts fire

Naak finally started a fire, credit goes to Mama Zita. the others are so excited to taste warm food and then appreciated the blessings they have in contrast of what they taste on the urban life. they had these cooked weeds, something like the alugbati and some rice. they came satisfied.

meanwhile, Jarakay guys are teaming up against the ladies and Jace comes up to Vern on who to take out first on the Tribal Council once they lose the next immunity challenge. hmmm... intentionally losing an immunity challenge just to take one out? they were wishing to take out Niña after confronting with Jace and John on a very shallow argument.

tonight's challenge is to wrestle each castaway out of the borders. tambling at sikohan na'to!

September 24, 2008

Survivor Philippines: it's not the fire from the flint

on last night's episode, Cris and Kiko had a talk about the game. it is noted that the tension arose between the two men on who's the one to be followed on the boat challenge. each has presented their credits just to better each other. Cris, trying to cope with Kiko, expressed his thoughts but having a hard time saying them in english. Rob just had a laugh about it but who knows?

at Jarakay, the castaways finally had a taste of warm food cooked from the fire made from the flint they won from the challenge. but issues lurk within the members and alliances are being developed.

enough with the episode, which artwork is good? hehehe

September 23, 2008

test your IQ!

this is a tough one. but i got 21 out of 30. beat that and NO CHEATING!

Birth of the New Label

this the nth time i'm modifying my blog accounts and my creative juices are still flowing. from the backgrounds, headers etc. using CSS and HTML but still unsatisfied. the vector possibilities are endless so with my digital artistry. but sometimes my head cracks and dead air comes in. the laziness of this specie and the urge to copy ideas overpower me.

i have been thinking of something fresh, something to call my own. my pseudo has been given to me when i was in high school so it wasn't much mine. yeah, i have imbibed it and called it my own, but i want to lock it on everyone and remember it as me. sealing it -- and this gave me the idea.

seals and labels, what if i make something and seal my name on it? a little selfish but i think the idea is there. bringing up the old style of sealed letters and labeling, i have come up with the wax seal. very archaic but the ownership and rights are mine.

Blog Event of the Month: it's good to be lactose-intolerant

I've just received this PM from one of my officemates:
Hi friends, the ff items have been recalled due to China's milk situation. M&M's, Snickers, Mentos, yoghurt bottle, Dove Choc, Oreo, wafer sticks, Monmilk, Dutchlady sterilized milk, Wall's all natural mango, Mini Poppers ice cream, Magnum ice cream, Moo sandwich ice cream, Mini Cornetto, can ice cream. weve been asked by AVA 2 remove them from our stores. if you have any of these items in ur house dont eat them.this is real. please pass.
If you happen to possess these goods on your ref, too bad you have to throw them until there's further announcement from the BFAD. But isn't these products produced somewhere than China? hmmm... It's sometimes a nice thing that you're lactose-intolerant like Leonard from the Big Bang Theory.

Survivor Philippines: And then there was light

it's Day 4 at Koh Tarutao and Chev has been out of the game. the remaining 8 members of the Naak tribe and Jarakay still consisting of 9 members meet again for another reward challenge. both teams are struggling for warm food and Paolo Bediones has an important gift in store for them: fire. a flint, a tool for making fire, has been presented and demonstrated to the tribes. and the challenge started.

since Naak is outnumbered by 1, Jarakay left one member of them to equal the manpower for the game.

Naak and Jarakay almost came head to head to win the challenge. Naak struggled with the first task of rowing to the lotus torches due to the conflicts between Kiko and Cris. also with the second task where they have to dive under to untie ropes to release the wood planks. However, Jarakay leads and eventually won the challenge.

September 20, 2008

Survivor Philippines: Chev, the tribe has spoken.

Naak member, Chevilyn "Chev" Macias, leaves Koh Tarutao after being voted off 7-1 by her teammates at Day 3's Tribal Council.

Meanwhile at Jarakay tribe, love is springing on two martial artists, Jace and Veronica, while enjoying immunity after winning the challenge.

SUMMARIZED from this feed

* aga mo kasi namulitika, Chev, pero idol ka pa rin kasi nakapasok ka sa 1st Pinoy Survivor. and so to all of the other castaways.

September 19, 2008

Ang liit na ng burger sa McDo



kumain ako kanina sa McDo Dela Costa at umorder ng regular burger. dahil na rin merong coupon for upsize Coke and fries, inavail ko na rin yun para may pandagdag laman ng tiyan. pero pagharap sakin ng burger, nagulat ako sa aking nakita: ANG LIIT! malaki pa ata palad ko saka mas makapal pa ang 4 na daliri ko. buti na nga lang e may upsize na fries and drinks kaya medyo nakuntento ako sa kinain ko. kung kasing ganda lang nung burger na kinain ko yung nasa picture, hindi ko maookray ang McDo. kala ko sabi ni GMA na walang shortage sa mga pagkain e bakit nanliliit ang mga burger ngayon, tapos ang mahal-mahal pa!

saka nga pala, ang ganda ng sounds. sana maglabas ang McDo ng CD na collection nila nun. kasi pagpasok namin Disturbia ni Rihanna ang tugtog. muntik na ako mapa-party sa loob. lol. tapos naging Chris Brown at yung mga sumunod hindi ko na alam, pero magaganda naman lahat. yung tipong may binebenta diba sa Starbucks na Bossa CD? sana may ganun din sa McDo.*

*as if naman bibili e hari nga ng download ang nagsulat ng post na to.


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September 16, 2008

Survivor Philippines: What?! May gusto na mag-backout?!

i've been reading the updates on the newest reality gameshow on Phil TV and also able to catch it last night. buti nalang hindi pa nagTribal Council kagabi. kawawa naman yung matatanggal agad, pano kung hindi pa sya masyado nag-epal sa TV dba?

may nagsasabing Extra Challenge finale daw ito. so what? inggit na naman ang other stations dyan dahil malaking franchise na naman ang nakuha ng GMA. and i doubt na mababa ang ratings nyan. and i didn't expect much of a bonggang production.

very interesting castaways. though may nakikita ka ngang soon-to-be artista. but it was exciting. for now it was boys vs. girls (jarakay vs naak, names of tribes) and boys outbeat the gals, reason for them to have the reward on the first challenge.

tonight is search for food for survival and we got to know more of the castaways. who's your bet?
look at the hotness meter sa site nila.

September 15, 2008

MOKKE IN ACTION: NEXT EVENT

Mokkepeeps,

tumawag sakin si darren kagabi at nagpapatulong para sa concert nila. he was asking some help for the promo materials pero sa ngayon e invitation design lang muna. and nagpapatulong din sa sponsorship ng mga kaeclavarvahan. as i was thinking, bakit kaya hindi TAYO NA LANG ang mag-organize ng event na ito. i know how to get prospect sponsors and malaki ang opportunity para maorganize ito. i think hindi na basta-bastang planuhan ito. tutal matagal pa naman at kayang-kaya natin to.

let's help darren para hindi sya masyado mastress. at maghahanap na lang din ako ng mga sponsorship packages para sa event na ito. seryosohin natin ito!

GO GO GO!




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September 2, 2008

for the record


people will be chanting the do do do... do... do do, do do... from Semi Charmed Life!



SOURCE

and thanks to Cathie for the pic.

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