Discovery Behind the Jeepney Mural

There are things that catch your attention when it comes to art and then there is that one that really stands out. You need to dig up and find its original story and in the case of a mural painting that covers the current renovation of the Ayala Museum featuring a jeepney painting that had an overloaded passenger it really caught my attention how it was depicted being set in a local province in the Philippines. But it gets interesting when I was getting my friend’s stuff in order to bring it to his temporary place before he goes back to his home country. Interesting enough that all his stuff was sitting in my room almost nine years ago and while I was preparing I came across an old postcard from 2001 that made it more than just a jeepney image.

The Collective | Inside Bigboy's Museum

DJ Bigboy, the owner of Secret Fresh and sometime part-time club DJ has been known to collect a lot of things. He has one of the biggest and rarest collections of designer art toys and has amassed also a collection of sneakers that would cost a fortune that has been featured by other YouTube vloggers several times from different parts of the world. Recently, with his ever growing collection he started moving some of his collection at The Deck of the Ronact Art Center located at the fourth level. Originally, the museum was supposed to be opened to the public but changed into a private room that is Bigboy’s home away from home…

Behind The Scenes | Talking About Hobby & Life

02.12.2020 – Over the weekend I was knee deep rearranging my storage at the same time pulling out all the stops for my friend’s stuff that has been kept in my room since March 2011 and at that time it was a transition of sorts on his life. I just came from an 18 day stay in Tongyeong City in one of the province of Busan, South Korea. I haven’t seen him since he left in August 2008 and by the time he came back to make a personal appearance to his then-fiancé now wife more changes happened. That was almost nine years ago when I helped him sort out his things. That wasn’t his last visit to the country as I still saw him in November 2016 before I also went overseas…

Mail Call | Package Supposed to be FREE

06.18.2019 – Generally when you purchase a product anywhere in the world there would be some sort of warranty. Despite that, the only way to get the customer service you need is half a world away, and that is not available in the country where you actually bought the product that was supposed to cover the service. But not in the Philippines as I’ve been in the same experience that what supposed to be “Free of Charge” you still have to shell out money for that warranty service that was already paid for when it matters to the Philippine Postal Service. How can a convenience of service that was supposed to be “Free of Charge” become something more than a stressful burden than sis should be given already?

Summer Komikon | The Saturday After

04.14.2019 – Summer Komikon is on its tenth year since its first event at the old UP Bahay ng Alumni in 2009 expands the annual Komikon event to two at the time prior to Indie Komiks Market or simply Indieket that was held in July 2012. Conventions these days are not just about what its objectives, but also something new to see here. One year removed from this event in 2018 it was different from the one I last attended in 2017. This event changed over the years that most people would look forward to more than the one held in October/November. The weather heating up there were few familiar faces that didn’t turned up the way you expected to see in a long time.

The Collective | No Good Deal

12.05.2018 – In the Philippines the interest in collecting comics, toys, trading cards, and other things that is a common hobby would be a lucrative business Collectibles Shops expanding not only in Greenhills, but also through social media not just the usual selling sites like eBay. This has been a big thing for most who embrace the collector market because of a huge community. With that whenever there’s a convention or event there’s bound to be a stall or a table that sells interesting stuff such as one found during the recently concluded Manila Auto Salon that was more about custom cars and impressive exhibits that encompasses the motoring community. It’s surprisingly for such a huge event only less than a handful of sellers where there related to collectible toys.

Cultural | Death of a Movie Experience

09.17.2018 –Movies are supposed to be fun its how we get entertained seeing these films in the big screen. It supposed to keep us distracted and got us engaged in what we’re seeing and these days that form of ‘movie-going experience’ is slowly getting outdated by the day due to piracy and the age of streaming. Last night I’ve got the chance to see the latest installment of “The Predator” with a friend. It was one of those science-fiction films that have been trying to be introduced to this generation. I haven’t been reading many details but it got Olivia Munn as one of the leads in this film and I wasn’t there to see the actress but “The Predator.”

Adelaide Life | Philippine Independence Day

06.12.2018 – When you live in another country and explore their culture you think it’s more about them than the rest of the world. Today, if you are from the Philippines and residing overseas you would probably won’t notice about celebrating Philippine Independence Day that was 120 years ago to this day from 1898. But majority of OFW would find the time to honor this day. Though whenever you can most would still find it to share their respect for their home country. I was aware of this day but I don’t know how to celebrate it. There’s no “How to Celebrate” kind of article if you are outside that country. Several weeks ago after dropping off to take another bus out of Adelaide I found this place...