MCC XIX

Tagged on Facebook. On 4 September, MCC Philippines turns 19. More information on MCC here.

DSP Sensual

[Included in a post by Eliseo Gonzaga on Puri Titiwang Presents mailing list, 2010-08-12; four more images included in the original post.]

SENSUAL (coffeetable book launch, photo exhibit, fashion show) on August 22, Sunday, 8:00 PM @ Barcino Bar, Greenbelt Mall 2.

Not used to reblogging announcements with too little information, I searched around a bit for more information about the event. At least I found who "DSP" was, website HERE.

Heatwave homage

"Ang init!" We've always exclaimed since end of February this year. I'm always reminded of the heatwave every time I join the rush and crush of human traffic at the LRT to and from work. We've theorized it's definitely much hotter now than before - with unscientific claims of how "cooler" it felt this same season when we were so much younger (than today).

I was working for Tropical Disease Foundation when I discovered this "assemblage" somewhere along Salcedo Street last year. I felt some kind of absurdity as well as pondered at its strange aesthetic. Absurdity, perhaps, at how enforcing some building standard could result to a curious visual. Aesthetic? Well, I've seen "worse" in contemporary art movements.

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In the eyes of the alien beholder

Purely WTF moment. Found them at a health and beauty outlet while BFF Eon and I were doing our weekend loitering in Greenbelt.

The packaging, in fairness, packs an impact. The visual elements have pleasant appeals: bright colors, smiling feminine lips, delicious objects, symmetric patterns. But put together, I found them "pretty scary" (nudge-nudge, chuckle-chuckle). We could use a similar treatment for a B-grade horror pic, say, for "The Invasion of the Skin Exfoliators."

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Art naturally

Nope, it isn't some abstract artwork. It's definitely not a zebra borne of inter-species mating. It's a detail from a trunk of a tree inside Sycip Garden, where us neighbor-friends had a Sunday photoshoot. You have to admit, though, the patterns are quite compelling. And the image has very good potential as desktop wallpaper. More images HERE.

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Only words left

A candid shot of emanon during the Sycip garden promenade and photoshoot with friends. The garden was peppered with bronze plates of quotations from Washington Sycip (who else) such as on the bench beside emanon. I don't remember what the plate quoted, but from this frame, it looked like emanon was speaking with the bench, the bench teleprompting its reply via the bronze plate. More images HERE.

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Progress, but journey's much longer

Asianchubi invited us neighboor-friends for a Sunday promenade and photoshoot. We ended up at the Sycip garden in Legazpi Village, Makati. We were supposed to help him build up his photography portfolio. Of course, we went clicking away as well with our respective cameras. There were so many interesting things in this park to frame and capture such as this stone turtle, nicely placed at the head of a tiled path. Reminds me of that quotation about it making progress by just sticking its neck out. More images from this promenading cum photoshoot HERE.

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Kitty doormats yawn "welcome!"

April 9 was just another lazy, mostly nothing day. I couldn't quite recall why I was just being a lazy oaf at home; it's a weekday. (Then again, my office is just across the street from my place.) Even the welcoming committee at my doorstep forewarned would-be visitors of the household sleepiness.

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Consumerist, colorful, cute

I dunno. I'm such a sucker for cuteness and color. In store displays, I'm easily drawn to "rainbow" line-ups. I discovered these inside Surplus Shop in SM Makati. The subject matter was kinda apt at the time as well: I was on my way to meeting up some BM guys at yet another SM mall, Megamall. Bridging two malls, there's the MRT.

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Dimmed, shaded, caged

While waiting for Makati's New Year celebrations, just loitering around Greenbelt. In a newly opened wing, I peered in one of the new shops. Glam femininity to the hilt, but the symbolisms offered sobering thoughts - I was having a "Mona Lisa Smile" moment.

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Concentric glow

While waiting for Makati's New Year celebrations, just loitering around Greenbelt. It's the top view of one of the newly installed lamp posts.

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