I rest my affinity on the intangible scum.
I pledge allegiance to the wild wicked nothing.
I am of shit and stone, and groundfucked bone
I rest my desires on solid gold drone.

I am threadless black silk from the widow’s gunk bottom
I am the song of dying crows and all houses hallowed
I drink the milk off the veinomous breasts of a battle-scarred Heratta
I lick the blood off the tainted double blade of justice and terror.

I am the soul-searching patriot of the purest ghosts
I am the multiple masses of single-file servitude
I oppose in my sleep, I rebel in my bed
I am the all-around accessible butterfucked wonderbread

With my trusty palm-sized revolution I fire at the sky.
and the fireworks that flash with it cry “awww” as it burns.
I am the believer, a sucka for simba, a golden boy retriever.
I am sorry for your loss, for the trailers and the drumbeaters.

I feel for you, I really do. 
So I spare my seconds, my opinions only for you.
I am the collective incentive of a war sold by the forgotten
I am the sons and daughters of the klieg lit moment as it happened.

I sit and ruminate against the rain-drenched windows
calculating the precise moments with the right keys to the letter
I am the faceless countryman, a hunchback chained to the bells.
I am the single unique imposition of glory, just like everyone else. 

I am of slave and executioner’s tax-maxed blood
I am saucy, caged and sweet lager sugar
I am untouched, uncouth and unadulterated sex
I am illusion, a promise, a bee sting, a Ta-Daa in the realm of a magic multiplex.

Watch me, hold me, walk with me, ride with me,
as we cry and agree and toast and smile

cuz u know, like later better check it, little fry
patapos na ang araw, buhay pa rin ang like, dapat mamatay?
Ang puso ay mamon at ang puki pa rin ay gulay.

—–
Alan Navarra
August 1, 2009

Janine just told me she saw a copy of Girl Trouble at the National Bookstore branch at Gaisano City Bacolod. So I guess that must mean that there are copies of it in other National Bookstore branches also in Robinsons and SM. Thanks for the heads up little sister!

Hi everyone,

I’m eagerly inviting you to join me in what could either be a public demonstration of egotistical onanism or an exhibition of appreciation paralleled only by one’s unbridled yet possibly restrained humility. Ladies and gents, Visual Print Publishing is holding a book-signing event for 9 of its creators: “9-in-1 Kolektib Intelidyens” will be held on May 24, 2008 from 3 to 6PM at Kolektib, Cubao Shoe Expo.

Mingle and chat freely as sociable civilians do with the likes of Carlo Vergara (Zsazsa Zaturnnah) , Manix Abrera (Kikomachine), David Hontiveros (Takod), Freely Abrigo (Kulas), Eros Atalia (Peksman), Alan Navarra (The Old Testament According to Buddha Fantastic), Budjette Tan (Trese), Kajo Baldisimo (Trese) and Carlos Malvar (Roles).

I heard snacks will be served to assist the nutritional concerns of the guests, but I suggest you don’t skip lunch people. It’s bad. For you. There will be drinks as well. Enough to wet your lips, most likely salivating due to the o-someness of the gadem event.

Tons of VPE books will most likely be sold onsite so bring lots and lots of money. It’ll be a great meet and greet gig for all of us since I haven’t met most of the other artists din. Watch as I pale in comparison to the towering talents that will have throngs of humans piling over each other for their signatures.

Two things will happen for me: it’ll be a totally gnarlifically exciting event that will leave my right hand broken, or an extremely boring 3 hours if no one comes to have their GT book signed. But whatever happens, the first 10 females who will have their book signed by me will have a surprise kasi I will make pisil their left pisngi (sa face) sabay “Ang cuuuute mo!” as a sign of thanks.

I hope to see you there.

Should there be any changes regarding schedules and venue, please check girltrouble.wordpress.com and visprintpub.blogspot.com regularly.

A Bunch Of Frequently Asked Questions about Girl Trouble!

How long did it take for your to write the book? I am always tempted to say “Oh, round about 2 days or sumfing”, but I was brought up with the idea that honesty is more important than backup underwear. Writing the bulk of the material took about six months. Beginning July 2006. When 3/4ths of it had already been put down on paper, Nadia introduced me to Nida around November and I presented the manuscript to her along with a few pegs of images of how I wanted the thing to look like. Dafort tagged along and brought a cavalry of multi-syllabic words to describe how awesome the book could be. By December, Nida gave it a go signal based on her judgement plus the thumbs-up of the VPE board of directors(?). So. I finalized the copy by February, and began laying in the images alongside all the words and stuff for the next few months until about… late June. I think. It went to press by July and come October 2007, after sixteen thousand strands of white hair, bison rage and elevated paranoia, Girl Trouble was born.

Did you make all the images yourself? Yes and No. A big chunk of the images were taken and digitally manipulated by me. But almost half of all the visuals were culled and collected from different friends of mine who at the time didn’t have any use for them anymore. I asked for their permission if I could use and make millions of pesos over their stuff and they said yes. Some of the people in the photos are great friends of mine and are there as a sort of tribute to them and the impact they have made on me as an artist and as a person in general. And also as a pervert.

What programs did you use to make the book? I used Macromedia Freehand MX and Adobe Photoshop cs to construct the monster that is GT. Put in Microsoft Word, Wordpad and Itunes as well. Sige, pati Youtube na rin. Yes, its not a program, so what huh? Huh?

Did you take a vacation to make the book? No. I would work on the book whenever I had time. Sometimes, I would stay in an internet rental shop all day just to write a few pages or sometimes I would lay out a few pages between job orders at work as a sort of creativity-jumpstarting procedure.

Did the book come out the way you wanted it to be? Yes and No. The core idea of the book was entirely different from what it is now. I am not disappointed though, but truth be told if I had let go of myself, I don’t think there would be any words in the book and it would reach up to 300 pages. So yes, I compromised.

What is your favorite part of the book? Every part where playlists are mentioned. Coming up with playlists was very exciting gid. It was very risky since I had also thought of the fact na people might not get the songs let alone the idea of why the playlists were even there in the first place. But what jolted me from time to time was the idea that if the readers were familiar with the songs presented, it would bring a whole new perspective of the story into play. I felt that since we all have certain emotions and memories attached to certain songs that we hear and listen to everyday, it would bring a whole new meaning to the reader’s journey through GT. It might be tiring for the reader, but I always believe that people are always ready to try something new with a very traditional medium. This, I believe is what makes GT a sort of a passive – interactive material. There is a general framework where the story is laid out, but there is enough room for the reader to play, that he or she may interpret the meat of the story in his or her own way.

What is your least favorite part of the book? The part where certain grammatical errors were overlooked. No one to blame but me, certainly. But hey, if Ridley Scott’s Gladiator had a scene where a guy in jeans was guiding a horse through a forest, I think my ng’s and nang’s can be allowed to interchange once in awhile.

Is the book autobiographical? No. It is based on the truly colorful lives of many of my friends and/or their friends as told to me during various alcohol-fueled conversations.

Do you plan to write another book? Yes. The next one will involve three-breasted alien goddesses.

More to come…

Talked to Nida the other day and found out that National Bookstore just recently sent purchase orders for their branches in Bacolod City. So maybe yous guys can check out NB’s branches at Gaisano City, SM City and Robinson’s Place after a few days.

But for now check this fucker out:

Went over to Namay’s joint: HYBRID at Robinson’s Place Bacolod and she kept on blabbing enthusiastically about some dude who customized sneaks, bags and shirts using his own designs. A day later, a frequent HYBRIDITE (HYBRIDIZEN? HYBRIDIAN) named… Pat (I think) dropped by and wore some zany sneaks that had the designs she was talking about. Turns out a guy named DOODS makes them and will gladly customize your shiznit for a price. I think it’s called DING DING ARTS(?). Visit Pat’s Multiply site here, and enjoy. Maybe you can contact her to get in touch with The Man Known As Doods Who I Think Is An Architect.

So happy for upstarts like these guys in Bacolod doing their own thang. Oh, And buy Namay’s vintage tees for girls and boys and ladies and gents. Visit her shop. You can’t miss it. She’s there all the time. She’s the only clothes shop owner within a 10 kilometer radius who wears BAPE sneakers. She is O-some.

HYBRID/ Robinsons Place Bacolod / Tel 441 3768

Well yeah. I’ve always believed in the power of the internet and free speech (especially the latter, though when used by an idiot could very well be a weapon pointed towards himself, but let’s not dwell on that, at least no now seeing that I did use said free speech to write a book about things people normally do in the dark – whether it be in literally geographical places with the absence of light or within their mind). 

So I would like to thank the following people for informing the world of Girl Trouble, which I have to say has been doing cheerfully on the market. A fact that has been thoroughly supported by my publisher, much to many of many a non-believers’ chagrin. I really can’t give these people anything in return, since I am just a keyboard junkie slaving away in my little cubicle, barely latching on to the idea that one day I will have the option to be a Batman-esque character in real life. So I’ll just list ‘em and share with them the gift of digital notoriety. 

Umm. Some of them don’t say much, but I’m just  grateful that they took the time to write about GT. Thanks!

Strangers Who’ve Shone The Light – Basically these are sites whose owners/ bloggers’ identities are people I have no idea about. I don’t fuckin’ know them. It’s just that when perennial Gatorade-cap-clicker Richard Gustilo told me to occasionally Google my name, their sites popped up week after week after week. Here they are in no particular order. They give me a nice, fuzzy, chest-thumpin’ feeling inside.

anggeholic.blogspot.com - Her blog is just so damn cute and sweet I want to cuddle it and eat it at the same time. Makes me want to treat her to cake and tapioca and pineapple pie while we discus plans on killing the monsters under her bed with a wooden ruler.

morningmonster.blogspot.com - Awesome thoughts, awesome tats. Plus a photo of an old man wearing chuck taylors. In church. And she heals people.

igipogi.multiply.com/ - Now this guy really took the cake when it comes to quoting the book in really big-ass fonts. Intense feelings of guilt and fear crept into my stomach. What have I done. To myself.

jopaula.multiply.com – You can tell she’s a little giddy girl with an adorably innocent view of life. Must. Protect. Her. From. Truth. Aaugh. Too late.

multiply.com - Some strange force allowed this man to start his composition with Girl Trouble and segue it into Helping Hand Foundation. Uncanny.

prideandpaeng.multiply.com - Ahh, the first one to actually review GT. Made me feel gewd the day this came out. One of the few ones to call the cover “kinda pinky” too. Boggling, yet acceptable.

robruiz.multiply.com  - And the first one to outright declare the stuff he doesn’t like about GT. Still, I thank him. Love the pose too.

shinjishinji.wordpress.com - The first one to review GT on Valentine’s day pa. Rock n’ roll shinji. This guy is as thorough as a brand new lawn mower. Can you smell the the freshly cut blades of anger grass fluttering in the wind?

babblingpoint.blogspot.com – I had already heard Budjette’s name echoing in the halls of Phillipine advertising and after finding out that we were both in the same beachfront one day I just had to walk up to him and say thanks. Then I walked away and ate choriburger.

wickedeloi.multiply.com - Yet another view from the female perspective. A bit redundant that statement, but nevertheless. Her affinity to Rastafarianism makes me smile and say “Respect.”

bochanggg.multiply.com – Claims to have “brought out the feminism n grecia.” And how can you go wrong with a name like bochangg. O-some!

funnysexy.wordpress.com – This one I want to meet. In the most Catholically (if there be such a word) legal way possible of course. And like shinji, she digs the whole “can’t marry…” sequence. I can just imagine the hordes of sweaty little eyes viewing her page If she added horny to funnysexy. But she’s a lady so she probly won’t.

pinoyexchange.com – An interesting entry to a thread answering the question “What’s the last book you’ve bought, and for how much?” courtesy of Unit Zero1. See, even robots dig GT.

twitter.com/nerveending/statuses/776219191 - And let’s not forget, the one page with the one sentence that correctly indentified the genre that I that I wish I had thought of in the first place. I spent 10 minutes silently repeating what he wrote. Regrets, baby. Regrets.

drewfernandes.multiply.com – Drew seems to have developed speed-reading upon getting a copy of GT.

misterbeantown.multiply.com – I really, really wish someone bought him the book. Someone who won’t potentially break his heart and smash it to pieces with apologies, excuses and idealistic tendencies to be “liberated”. 

klaris.multiply.com – Why thank you klaris, I shall definitely relay your toast to each and everyone of them. I do have their numbers locked up underneath my toilet should I need to unload some sort of random and furious emotional baggage brought about by the heat of summer. Now if it weren’t for them restraining orders…

memory-dumped.subtleside.net – Definitely one of the most mysterious ones, given that some of her blog entries are secured. She sprinkled quotes from GT all over her blog which makes me even more… curious about the goings-on in her life. What’s going on in that head of yours hmmm?

Well, that’s it muna. I’ll update the list again in a few days. Weeks maybe. See, I have this thing called work. Damn you work! Damn you! Ooh, money. I like work!

Again, thanks everyone! 

So far the most tear-jerking, earth-shattering, jelly-oozing comment I’ve ever had my name attached to is right here:

http://twitter.com/nerveending/statuses/776219191

I didn’t know whether to laugh, be pissed, piss off a stranger or buy myself a drink. So I bought myself a drink, and while laughing pissed on a pissed-off stranger. 

I’ll try and gather the energy to honor some of the brave people who have spent some time with GT and blogged stuff about it. SO that’ll be probably up within the next 10 years.

Oh, and the top ten list? Will those pesky drawings ever get it made and post it online? I don’t know. Ok, yes I DO know. So here they are. But I went over some of Cain’s browser history records and apart from all the www.qmov.com bookmarks I found some of these videos. I’m going to try and figure out why he likes these. It’s hard enough that he’s imaginary, he also doesn’t have eyes. Anyway here we go. If you’re having girl problems I feel bad for you son, but if you wanna see some videos just scroll on down.

6. Video explains the world’s most important 6-sec drum loop

The Cain Award For Being Truly Thorough During The A.D.H.D. Age

Can you be anymore thorough about something no one ever really thinks about but almost everyone who has bit his lower lip to a beat has already been living with for the 50 years? When a video about a peanut with a depression streak complete with testimonials relating the topic to grunge and motown music is released, Cain and I will be there to applaud it.

5. Bendito Machine – Winner of 2006 Aniboom Awards

The Cain Award For Profundity In Small Doses

4. Kent “Toast” French, The World’s Fastest Clapper

The Cain Award For Hands That Defy Normality

However, this is one of those things that you think you’re going to see something really mind-blowing but actually it really is just a guy who claps really fast. Cain loves showing this to girls right before he gropes them and screams “Talladega Nights blows, but Old School flies!” in their faces. It’s amazing.

3. Feist – 1234 – Letterman 08/27/2007

The Cain Award For Community Fellowship For Positivity And Rice Cakes

Is it possible for a video to contain all the love, sugar-free lattes, rabbits, hellos, hugs, handshakes, brotherhood, hope and kindness in the world and still come out excellent? Yes.

2. Billy Crystal – Home Videos

The Cain Award For 80’s Comedians Who Done Good

One of those things where you say to yourself, “You know, I wish I could’ve thought this up myself.” No? Ok.

1. Seasick Steve LIVE ON JOOLS HOLLAND

The Cain Award For Iron Testicles And Fluid Style Combo

Here’s a guy who gives the world a finger and takes a 3 string guitar and names it The Transwonder, uses a real box for percussion and calls it The Mississippi Drum Machine then goes deep into his life and releases his blues hounds on the world with a name like Seasick Steve. This is Cain if he had a beard, wore plaids and never forgave you for not tattooing his name on your booty. This is “Be Yourself” immortalized.

There. Would he have arranged these videos in this order? I don’t know. I bet some of you guys don’t agree with the list even. That’s why he’s Cain and I don’t want to be Abel. 

And now for something completely different.

This will definitely bake your Star Wars cake. Great work akjak.com!

shane cruz

The Leo Awardee for La Sentido Common y Shoutout

Shoutout: “U Can’t Call This Friendster Without Some Friends… Add Me Up Mga Friendship…” 

Favorite Movies: School Of Rock Duh?!

Leo says: The fact that I cannot, for the life of me, decipher her “Favorites” entries because of her profile’s rockin’ and bangin’ Hillsong background means that I can feel her mystique, beliefs and hormonal discharges crashing into each other. It must be the tilted shot of shane in shades too. I’m feelin’ it shane, yes I am.

mujahed bangsamoru

The Leo Awardee for Profile Dipped in Anger Sauce

Shoutout: “hoy putang inamo gagoka…..mga hayup kayo bolsit kasa buhay ko fuck u…………..”

Company: mga rockers sa iliganon last finger band

Affiliations: fuck u

Favorite books: rock racan

Favorite movies: x reted scandal 

Leo says: Aside from having a kick ass name like bangsamoru, I applaud this profile for the sheer contrast of having a knuckles-hard pinoy rockista background and a blue myspace analog clock in the same page.  Just looking at his profile makes my godam ears bleed and my claws retarded. I hope to violently mosh like a stapler in a blender to the hardcore sounds of the last finger band soon. And view his posse, fuckin’ hardcore. 

im dying

The Leo Awardee for Most Relatively True Name

Shoutout: “… im siCk of crying … … tired of tRying … … yeAh! im smiling … … buT insiDe … … im dYing … “

About Me: 

`†aHm…`†

`†Im EJ…†`

`†Im 13†`

`†I Live In Caloocan..†`

`† aKo AY!!,,†`

`†Cute (Sbi NLa)†`

`†Tahimik(mInsaN†`

`†eMo pLa†`

`†MaKuleT†`

`†EwaN ko!!†`

`†Sa BaBA laRuin Nyu Lyf Ko!†`

Leo says: Props to “im dying” for having a fragmented sentence for a name, and having the guts to begin with the pronoun “I’m” and NOT capitalize it nor add an apostrophe. Very brazen. But my applause goes to his Emo inspired design combo of skull background + Pocket Emo application + Emote application capped with photos of himself in Depressionista approved hairstyle, Jack Skellington and of course, a normal day in class. 

bryan 

Leo Awardee for Most Applauded and Thorough Interests

Schools (Other): SkULL of RoCk”"hahahahahaha”…….

Hobbies and Interests: ComPeTer….matulog, makinig ng mp1, mp2, mp3, mp4, mp5, mp6, mp7, mp8, mp9, CD, vcd, tape video tape, SCATCH TAPE, MASKING TAPE, ELECTRICAL TAPE, ROCKERS TAPE, Praternity TapE, PLAYING BASSKETBALL, BASSBALL.SOCCERBALL.VALLEYBALL, GRADUATION BALL, FISH BALL, SHAKE BALL, BEAR BALL, COMPUTER BALL, LANGAW BALL, PEN BALL, EYE BALL, MOUSE BALL, HUMAN BALL, COW BALL, HORSE BALL, GOAT BALL, CARABAW BALL, DISCO BALL, LIGHT BALL, S.M BALL, PACIFIC BALL, ASIA BALL, ROBINSONS BALL, ALABANG BALL, SPONGBALL, TENNIS BALL, MEET BALL, TISIU BALL, HOLLOWEEN BALL, wehehehehehehe, makipag kwentuhan habang buhay.ung walng katapusan na kwentuhan…..hahahahaha.

Leo says:  His passion for music is full blast by way of a bamboo song playing as you open his profile page. But move down to bryan’s hobbies and interests and you will see how a young teen can be involved in so many life-altering activities and immerse oneself in ALL types of Mpeg layers and STILL rock out with balls. Check out the blinking “broken” violator. Subtle, friends. Subtle. 

grand couture profile editor

Leo Awardee for Best use of the words Grand and Couture

Leo Awardee for Service-Oriented Objective

Hobbies and Interests: to change your profile world, to bling-bling, to fabulous, to funky, rockers, girly, black, emo, grand couture special

Leo says:  A scorpio, the Grand Couture profile editor prefers to keep his/her profile subdued with a gray scheme, letting the soothing sound of Mario Vasquez’s Gallery soften your heart’s steady beats, ultimately focusing your attention, mesmerizing you repeatedly on the fact that The GCPE him/herself will design your profile for you. 

 full ashane

Leo Awardee for most Sarcastic Hometown Entry Ever Indicated

Hometown: wla lang lumbas lang ako sa mundo.

Shoutout: “..its not my fault 2 be an emo..rock music is d home of liberation d hell of chastity and d paradise of singers express your self and be diffirent… rock on..”

Company: kantutan co, …

Leo says: ashane demystifies his popularity, declaring that his friends list is full yet fooling us maggots with an actual count of his friends being 94. Very crafty. Applause! Yet, what brings ashane’s profile up from other emo-inpsired profiles is that he has indicated that he works at a company with a name synonymous to fornication. And that shoutout, it’s a disposable blade to the throat.

proclaim

Leo Awardee for Catholic Approved Design Inspiration

Leo Awardee for use of One Verb as Profile Name

Shoutout: “..Hi guyz,,Kindly post your PRAYER concerns in my testi section..We pray 4 u..Godbless! “

Who I Want to Meet: We WAnt to MEEt all Of You!! So Guys,,kEep In Touch..

Leo says: Inviting all forms of male living organisms to their cause, one can only wonder how devoted Proclaim is to their cause. Their Global connectivity is enhanced even more by the fact that their occupations include “…,sYSEM anaLYST, Web BloGger, Program Engineer,,..” Uncanny. The kiddie-font- scribbled profile image boggles me to bits. 

stuff toys – the mirror

Leo Awardee for Boggling Profile Name On Initial View

Shoutout: “We’re Of One Heart!”

Hobbies and Interest: Actually We Admit Dat We Eat Before, During And After Every Meeting We Settle.. Ehehe, Of Course As Staffers, We Like Column And Literary Writings, Lay-Outing, Encoding, Researching, But We Never Forget To Have A Lot Of Fun.. Our Rock Chic ‘Mak’ Wud Like Listening To Music And Jamming And We Do Most Of The Eating (Again)..Ehe..Chikahan Blues And Exchange Of Corny Jokes, And Stories Particularly About Our Love Life And Future Life..Haha..(Much Was Said..)

Leo Says: At first, their profile name begs a metaphorical response rooted in youthful poetry. But view the profile further and one can discover that apart from the tra-la-la/ capitalized fonts that accentuate their innocent and wide-eyed aura they actually are staff members of a school paper. Smooth. 

solemn heart 

Leo Awardee for Most Off-Tangent Profile Song

Hometown: cAgayan De oRo bitChy

Company: tHe trEe LittLe piGs

Leo Says: “It’s an intense rock-forward page!” you say upon opening solemn’s page. But then Mario’s How Do I Breath kicks in and then you discover that what you have is an emotionally well-rounded human capable of communication her nappy, dapper side visually yet attack you by way of sound her foot-tapping bling n’ groove sensibility. Round like an orange, I say: The kind of Citrus that bites. 

Guess that’s it for now.  Let’s see what type of filth gets thrown this way after that. Check back again for more Favoritest Stuff. 

And now, for more acknowledging. Some a dem have been mentioned before so I won’t put them here already. Ok? Ok. Most of the people listed here have their mugs shown in the book. That’s why they’re being acknowledged. Can you guess which ones they are? No? It’s alright. Life goes on like it should. Unlike death. 

Jo Cabillo. 10 years and still here! Keep ‘em guessing.

Abygail Jamnague-Rivera, Francis and Paula Tricia Bagnes, Roxanel Boltron. People who’ve made the stress, pagod and challenging work bearable and fun in a hostel-meets-winnie-the-pooh kind of way at Unitel. Or worse (kung si rox ang paguusapan).

Elvie Brian, Marj Tayle, Ads Mendoza, Mario Sagales, Bea Totanes. People who’ve made working at blackpencil more fun than not. Kaya mag-call and text na with… mehehe.

Dolfo Paclibar. My fortunate Soul Brother, may your journey prove to be more fruitful than you’ve ever imagined.

Junjun Perez, Khashayar Nakhai, Mark Geroso and Solomon Desamparado. For all the good times, and the bad. Awww… Fuckers. Wherethehellareallofya.

Jerann Ordinario. My true partner in crime. So you then ask: “What crimes would these be? We never hear from you sissies.” That’s because we never get caught, holmes. And by crimes we mean just hangin’ out and chillin’, discussing the future and the past. In dark places.

Julia Templo and Mabel Hernandez. Plus me equals Triple Trouble. Unless tutulugan ka ni Julia or papagalitan ka ni Mabel.

Alyssa Vera Cruz. “Alyssa, what do you want to be when you grow up?” “I want to be an artista, do you want to be my yaya?” 

Michael David. The man with the plan. I don’t know what it is, but he’s got one. If he didn’t let me hang around him for a few years, I think it wouldn’t have made a difference. Feh. But he did, so I feel better. He is regularly featured in every TV station’s New Year’s Spectacular Disaster Coverage at Jose Reyes Medical Center.

Saguijo Cafe. They don’t know me. I just go there. Pft.

Jerome Salanap and Eero Martinez. For helping me out with recklessfx, something that should have been a video, but ended up as something else. I’d like to post it here. But no. I also have to mention 

The Bobby Bertuldo Band. In my head, the most indie ilonggo band I’ve ever heard.

Ike Veneracion and Pablo Biglang-Awa. Two persons I have worked under while in Unitel. I was usually running around putting things in place and shaking stuff around, but when we had the chance to talk about other things it was really fun. Ike has the patience of winter, which helps with his work. After office hours though his laughter is a geyser of happiness. I bathe in it from time to time. Direk Pablo makes kids go nuts with his commercials and he was the one who introduced me to Kyle Cooper. Personally. No, really. Well Direk Pablo did give me photocopies of an article about him. It is great to know that the foundations of the industry I work in are full of people who have generous hearts.

Negros Summer Workshops. This would have to be Grade School, where the basics are taught and burned into your optical nerves for all eternity.

PAJ Computer Center. This is High School, where you get to play and bum around.

blackpencil manila. College, where you get to dance and sweat.