Dollar folds

Koi fish, Chinese dragon, crab and scorpion, all out of folding one dollar bills -- origami artwork by Won Park, first found posted by Catalina on Historical Pictorial mailing list, 2010-08-21. After some Googling, found Won Park's DeviantArt site, after The Design Inspiration article. Images above are part of 14 images included in the forwarded post. It also said Won Park lived in a converted garbage truck (with images of the truck's converted interior included), but the DeviantArt site refuted that.

Fanny sa Tarima

[Posted by Eliseo Gonzaga on Puri Titiwang Presents mailing list, 2010-07-23; poster image on 2010-07-25]

TARIMA

Ang Busilak na Pag-ibig ni Fanny

NAGBABALIK sa eksena ang gay icon na si Fanny Serrano sa mundo ng showbiz na sa mahigit tatlong dekada ay tahanan ng fashion stylist/beauty guru ng mga bituin at part-time actor/director—dito sa pelikulang “Tarima.”

Masasangkot si Fanny sa mga latak ng lipunan sa City Jail, partikular sa “tarima”—tinaguriang “love nest” kung saan ang mga bilanggo at kanilang bisita ay hinahayaaang magtalik nang ilang oras o araw para bigyang puwang ang kanilang sekswal na pangangailangan.

Bukod sa asawa’t nobya, tanggap na rin palang maski kalaguyong bading ay nakakagamit ng facilidad na ito.

Kahalubilo rito ng Fanny character na si Rosello ang malungkuting bilanggong si Rocky Salumbides, ang unang boylet niyang si Raymond Cabral, ang mga lola ni Rosello na sina Gloria Romero at Rustica Carpio, best friend-na-nabilanggong si Chokoleit, ang taksil na asawang si Ana Capri, ang deglamourized gay inmate at fashionistang si Oskar Peralta, ang yayang si Tia Pusit at ang five-year old child wonder na si Rap-Rap Leuterio.

Ang “Tarima” na sinulat at dinirek ni Neal Tan, ay magkakaroon sa Agosto 28 ng world premiere sa Cultural Center of the Philippines main theatre (Nicanor Abelardo Theater) bago ang theatrical release nito sa Kamaynilaan at partisipasyon sa mga prestihiyosong festivals ibang bansa.

Ang “Tarima” ay unang handog ng Blue Gold Film Productions. Supervising producer si Gregorio Recuerdo III. Executive producer naman si Rey Maclang. (AR)

MCC XIX

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

Religious intolerance

[Included in weekly e-newsletter from Change.org, received 2010-08-17]

Ground Zero Mosque?

Dear Glenn,

This past week a simmering controversy over the construction of an Islamic community center two blocks from the World Trade Center reached a boiling point across the country.

Republican politicians leading the charge against the center have dubbed it "Ground Zero Mosque," creating the misconception that the hallowed ground of the Twin Towers is being built over and stoking dangerous anti-Muslim fears.

The reality is much more benign: The center, conceived by a Muslim leader known for his interfaith work with the Bush Administration after 9/11 and founded with the mission of spreading religious understanding and tolerance, will provide a swimming pool, auditorium, restaurants, and other spaces open to the community, and is to be built on the site of a former Burlington Coat Factory.

Those fighting against the center have cloaked themselves in the banner of patriotism. But there is nothing patriotic about blocking the right to religious freedom. As New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has said, "The ability to practice your religion was one of the real reasons America was founded."

Mayor Bloomberg, who grew up surrounded by anti-Semitism and knows what it feels like to be a target of religious discrimination, reports that all the families of 9/11 victims he has spoken with have been supportive of the building. Referring to the victims, Bloomberg says, "We do not honor their lives by denying the very Constitutional rights they died protecting. We honor their lives by defending those rights - and the freedoms that the terrorists attacked."

The decision of whether the Islamic center should be allowed to go forward as planned won't impact just one building; it will be seen as a sign of whether America can make peace with Islam.

In the wake of the controversy in New York City, Islamic centers and mosques have been subjected to protests and harassment by right-wing groups across the country. Protestors have shouted that "Jesus hates Muslims" and called Muslim children entering day care centers "murderers." The Christian Dove World Outreach Center has renamed 9/11 "International Burn a Koran Day," and Bryan Fischer of the right-wing American Family Association says that we should not allow "even one more mosque in the United States of America."

This is a defining moment for the country. Will we stand strong in support of our principles of religious freedom and tolerance, or will we succumb to hate and ignorance and fear?

Generations of Americans have shed blood to protect our First Amendment right to religious freedom for a reason. Let us not easily forget that.

Mulat Pinoy forum and fellowship

[Posted by Regina Layug-Rosero on UP Film Institute mailing list, 2010-08-09. Warning: My browser warned that the MulatPinoy website may host malware. You may download the invite letter and registration form HERE and HERE.]

Greetings from the Probe Media Foundation, Inc. (PMFI)!

We would like to invite you to a forum and workshop entitled Philippine Population in Focus: Myths and Challenges, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on August 28, 2010, at Annabel’s Restaurant, Tomas Morato, Quezon Ave. This is an event of Mulat Pinoy. 

PMFI is a non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of media in the Philippines and Asia through training of professional and aspiring media practitioners.

The Mulat Pinoy project aims to harness the power of social media and the Internet to bring about a broader awareness of population and development (PopDev) issues.  We hope to encourage various sectors to adopt and address PopDev issues in their advocacies, while simultaneously empowering the general public by informing them about what can be done through the social media. 

Population and development training seminars, as well as open-to-the-public forums involving social/political experts and candidates, count among the many events organized by Mulat Pinoy. The project's primary center of operations is a website of the same name (http://www.mulatpinoy.ph/). The project is supported by the Philippine Center for Population and Development (PCPD).

As media practitioners and advocates of social justice and education, we would like to invite you or a representative from your organization to join us in a forum entitled Philippine Population in Focus: Myths and Challenges. This will take place on August 28, 2010, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, at the Annabel’s Restaurant, Tomas Morato, Quezon City. Attendance is free. Registration is required and open until August 20. The registration forms can be downloaded at http://www.mulatpinoy.ph/, or requested via email through mulatpinoy@probefound.com. 

In addition, we would like to invite you to submit a proposal for the Mulat Pinoy Media Fellowship: Philippine Population in Focus. The August 28 forum will serve as the fellowship program’s opening workshop. This media fellowship is open to media practitioners from all fields and all bloggers above the age of 18. Fellowships of up to Php 25,000.00 will be awarded to the selected participants. Participants may submit grant proposals even if they choose not to attend the forum. The application and proposal forms can be downloaded at www.mulatpinoy.ph or www.probefound.com, or requested via email through mulatpinoy@probefound.com.

Should you have questions and inquiries, please visit our website at www.mulatpinoy.ph or email us at mulatpinoy@probefound.com. You may also reach us through our landline number at (02) 433 04 56 or thru our mobile numbers at (+63917) 520 9748 and (+63917) 816 3500.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Regina Layug-Rosero

Project Coordinator